Updated
Updated · qazinform.com · Aug 4
Kazakhstan Targets $11.8 Billion Non-Resource Exports With Supply Push Into Carrefour, Lulu
Updated
Updated · qazinform.com · Aug 4

Kazakhstan Targets $11.8 Billion Non-Resource Exports With Supply Push Into Carrefour, Lulu

3 articles · Updated · qazinform.com · Aug 4

Summary

  • $11.8 billion in non-resource exports from January to May 2026 has prompted Kazakhstan to launch support for placing domestic goods in international chains including Carrefour, Lulu, Gross, Panda and Spinneys.
  • Trade Minister Arman Shakkaliyev said the next export phase will prioritize finished products abroad, building on a 2.5-fold rise in high-value-added exports over five years to $11.1 billion.
  • Those higher-value goods now make up 38.8% of non-resource exports, while about 44% of all goods produced in Kazakhstan are already sold overseas.
  • The ministry is widening export geography across the EAEU, Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe and China, backed by about 10 trade missions a year and an export acceleration program for roughly 120 companies.

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