BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 1. Switzerland is one of the three largest foreign investors in Kazakhstan with a capital investment of $32.7 billion since 2005, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
This was stated by the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Switzerland Kairat Sarzhanov at the investment round table organized by the Kazakh Embassy in the Swiss Confederation together with the Joint Chamber of Commerce of Switzerland (JCC) with the participation of leading Swiss companies, representatives of government agencies, economic organizations and financial institutions.
During the meeting, the ambassador called on Swiss business to actively participate in the modernization of Kazakh enterprises on mutually beneficial terms and invest in priority sectors, including the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, mechanical engineering, agriculture, food industry, transport, infrastructure and logistics.
He noted the importance of large-scale transformations in Kazakhstan aimed at strengthening macroeconomic stability, economic diversification, development of small and medium-sized businesses, improving the quality of human capital and ensuring the rule of law.