The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Canada A. Kamaldinov and the Representative of JSC «KzakhInvest» in North America G. Mataev took part in the annual international mining conference-exhibition «AME BC Roundup-2023» in Vancouver. The conference annually hosts about 5 thousand participants from 50 countries of the world, DKNews.kz reports.
The Kazakh delegation held a series of meetings with large and junior companies in Canadian mining sector, discussing the possibility of developing business cooperation with our country. The heads of the companies positively perceived the information about the ongoing developments in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of subsoil use and geological surveys, and also expressed their readiness to further discuss specific projects and plans for entering the Kazakhstani market.
Kazakh representatives spoke at the accompanying Conference sub-session «Mining in a Transitional World: Trends and Opportunities in Eurasia», dedicated to the investment attractiveness of the mining industry in Central Asia, Turkey and Mongolia, organized by the Canada-Eurasia Chamber of Commerce.
In his speech, Ambassador A. Kamaldinov informed the participants about the progress in the implementation of economic reforms in Kazakhstan, as well as the measures taken to further improve the business environment in the country. In their presentations, representatives of the Embassy and NC «Kazakhinvest» emphasized the existing potential of new deposits of natural resources in Kazakhstan, including rare earth metals.
At the end of the visit, the Kazakh delegation participated in a business dinner with the CEOs of 30 companies in the province of British Columbia. This event was organized and moderated by Canadian Senator Victor Oh, who visited Astana in November 2022 as an independent observer at the presidential elections in Kazakhstan.
In his welcoming speech, A. Kamaldinov informed about the achievements of our country in creating the most favorable legislative conditions for doing business, and shared success stories of Canadian companies already operating in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Canadian companies were invited to participate in the Kazakh-Canadian Business Forum, which will be held on March 5, 2023 at the International Mining Conference «Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada» (PDAC) in Toronto (Canada).
