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Kazakhstan a Focal Point for Trade.
KAZAKHSTAN – DUBAI – It seems that port and logistics outfit DP World is determined to extend its influence within Kazakhstan, a country viewed as strategically important in the development of China's 'Belt and Road' policy. Having stated last March that the company intended to take a 51% stake in the Khorgos SEZ and 49% in the Aktau SEZ and subsequently signing a pair of framework agreements with the government of Kazakhstan for the two Special Economic Zones further talks have taken place.
DP World considers that both facilities play an important role in enhancing trade connectivity along the New Silk Route and have further actively promoted business connectivity between Kazakhstan and Dubai. The potential of DP World investing in new infrastructure in Kazakhstan’s ports and logistics sectors was the focus of discussions between global trade enabler DP World’s Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister H.E. Askar Mamin in Astana today. Read more
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