Chamber news and events

A record of cooperation

108 posts: trade missions, delegation visits, memoranda signed, conferences and press releases from the Chamber since 2021.

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Belgium has invested over $15 billion in Kazakhstan since 2005: Tokayev and King Philippe sum up the talks

At a press briefing after the talks, the two sides agreed to expand cooperation from logistics to space technology, with dozens of agreements expected to be signed on 13 October…

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Visits

12 October 2026

Tokayev holds talks with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde: logistics, minerals and AI on the agenda

Talks in restricted and expanded format took place at the Akorda: the President called Belgium a reliable partner in Europe and one of the ten largest investors in Kazakhstan’s economy…

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Visits

11 October 2026

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomes King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at Astana airport

The Belgian royal couple arrived in Kazakhstan on a state visit: their plane was escorted by air force fighter jets, and an honour guard and the presidential band greeted them on the airfield…

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Market brief

8 October 2026

Dutch-backed greenhouse complex in Aktobe turns a profit after a year of losses

Green Capital Kazakhstan, jointly owned by the Netherlands’ FoodVentures, Kazakhstan’s Baiterek and Hungary’s Eximbank, posted a 232 million tenge profit in 2025 after a loss the year before…

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Market brief

7 October 2026

Kazakhstan and Belgium discuss the Trans-Caspian route and green technology

Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Belgium met the Belgian minister for mobility and climate — talks covered the Trans-Caspian route, decarbonisation and green technology, ahead of King Philippe’s visit…

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Market brief

5 October 2026

ForteBank Sells Its Leasing Arm to a Luxembourg-Registered Vehicle

ForteBank has sold a controlling stake in its leasing subsidiary ForteLeasing to a company controlled through Luxembourg-registered Matas SCSP, linked to the bank’s former chief executive…

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Market brief

4 October 2026

King Philippe of Belgium to Pay Kazakhstan’s First-Ever State Visit by a Belgian Monarch

From October 11 to 14, Astana and Almaty will host Belgium’s King Philippe for the first time, with a delegation of business leaders — the agenda includes a business council, logistics and agriculture…

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Market brief

3 October 2026

Netherlands remains Kazakhstan’s top investor despite falling FDI inflows

Kazakhstan’s central bank reports H1 FDI inflows: the Netherlands stayed the country’s largest investor even as its investment fell 12% to $2 billion…

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Market brief

28 September 2026

Kazakhstan offers Antwerp a direct port partnership with Aktau and Kuryk

Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Belgium discussed direct cooperation between the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the ports of Aktau and Kuryk — digitalisation, smart port tech and a shared export hub for metals and agricultural goods…

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Market brief

20 September 2026

Akmola region grain heads for Brussels as exports grow 24%

Akmola region showed the Dutch embassy’s agricultural counsellor its grain export potential and announced plans to present the harvest in Brussels — exports abroad already grew 24%…

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Market brief

September 2026

Kazakhstan and Belgium agree to process critical raw materials together

A delegation from Kazatomprom, the Ulba Metallurgical Plant and Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University agreed with Belgium’s Hydrometal and Campine to prepare feasibility studies for joint projects…

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Announcement

September 2026

Annual International Credit Risk Management Seminar

Dear members and partners of the Chamber, we are pleased to announce an upcoming event by our member company IGK Group! The company is organising…

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