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Euronews Debates: unlocking Kazakhstan’s potential as a regional trade hub

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During Astana Finance Days in 2026, Euronews moderated a panel discussing how Kazakhstan can transform from a transit country to a regional trade hub by leveraging its central location in Eurasia. Speakers highlighted opportunities in logistics and manufacturing, noting that while the country has low labor and resource costs, high logistics expenses are still a barrier. They also emphasized the potential of multimodal transport hubs like Aktau and growing production figures, with exports more than doubling between 2021 and 2024.

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Story summary

At the Astana Finance Days 2026, a major financial forum in Central Asia, discussions centered on Kazakhstan's ambition to transform from a transit country into a regional hub for production, trade, and investment. Euronews moderated a panel where infrastructure investor Nurzhan Marabayev emphasized that efficient logistics could unlock new projects across the region despite high logistics costs. Airport director Meruyert Zholdybayeva highlighted the potential of multimodal transport, citing a China-Europe route from Shenzhen to Europe in seven days, and noted Aktau's potential as a major hub combining rail, sea, and air links. Manufacturing is also on the rise; Alima Issembayeva reported that production increased from 2.3 trillion tenge in 2021 to almost 4 trillion tenge in 2025, with exports more than doubling between 2021 and 2024.

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22%

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60/100

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Topics

China Euronews Kazakhstan Shenzhen the Astana Finance Days 2026

Subjects

Kazakhstan GPE · 4× Aktau GPE · 1× Alima Issembayeva PERSON · 1× China GPE · 1× Euronews ORG · 1× Ilya Urazakov PERSON · 1× Meruyert Zholdybayeva PERSON · 1× Nurzhan Marabayev PERSON · 1× Shenzhen GPE · 1× Tom Vinaimont PERSON · 1×

Narrative

At one of the biggest financial forums in Central Asia, Euronews moderated a panel focusing on Kazakhstan drive to turn its position at the heart of Eurasia into more than a transit advantage, by developing logistics, manufacturing and investment.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17

🔮 Infrastructure investor Nurzhan Marabayev said efficient, transparent and competitive logistics could unlock new projects across Central Asia.

2026-09-17 · Euronews

Euronews Debates: unlocking Kazakhstan’s potential as a regional trade hub · mixed framing

Claims (9 extracted, 2 hedged)

At the Astana Finance Days 2026, speakers discussed how Kazakhstan can move beyond its traditional role as a transit country and become a regional hub for production, trade and investment. asserted

Kazakhstan → discuss → production

Kazakhstan → moderate → logistics

Infrastructure investor Nurzhan Marabayev said efficient, transparent and competitive logistics could unlock new projects across Central Asia. uncertain

logistics → say → Asia

Kazakhstan has relatively low labour, resource and construction costs, he noted, but expensive logistics remain a challenge for the landlocked country. asserted

logistics → have → country

Airport director Meruyert Zholdybayeva highlighted the potential of multimodal transport, citing a China-Europe route that moves goods from Shenzhen to Europe in seven days. asserted

that → highlight → days

She said Aktau could eventually become a major hub combining rail, sea and air links. uncertain

Aktau → say → links

Manufacturing is also expanding. asserted

Manufacturing → expand → ?

Alima Issembayeva said production rose from 2.3 trillion tenge in 2021 to almost 4 trillion in 2025, while exports more than doubled between 2021 and 2024. asserted

exports → say → 2021

Trade expert Ilya Urazakov cited Kazakhstan’s FDI record and natural resources as key advantages, while Professor Tom Vinaimont stressed the need for currency hedging and predictable financing. asserted

Vinaimont → cite → hedging