During a working visit to the Maktaaral District, Turkestan Region Governor Nuralkhan Kusherov visited the “TURAN” Special Economic Zone located in the Zhambyl rural district where he reviewed the progress of investment projects.

Five investment projects with a total value of 100.9 billion tenge are planned for implementation across the economic zone, which covers an area of 102.3 hectares. These projects are expected to create 845 new jobs. Full implementation of all projects is scheduled for completion by 2028.

In particular, construction of eight warehouse facilities owned by BNK Group Ltd has been fully completed. Work is currently underway to hand over the facilities to entrepreneurs.

The governor was also presented with several projects, including the construction of a logistics centre by Hanya International Holdings, worth 75 billion tenge, a waste-processing facility operated by Food Waste LLP, a metal processing plant operated by KAZ PRO TEMIR LLP, and a cotton-processing enterprise, Maktaaral Xing Feng.

Once operational, Maktaaral Xing Feng plans to process 10,000 tonnes of cotton fibre annually, as well as 10,000 tonnes of cotton and vegetable oils. Upon reaching full production capacity, the enterprise is expected to create 100 new jobs.

The regional governor emphasised the importance of developing manufacturing and deep processing of raw materials to strengthen the region's economy. He also stressed the need to ensure the timely implementation of all investment projects.