President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on April 8 met with the governor of Pavlodar region Asain Baikhanov to discuss the results in 2024 and plans for the upcoming period.
During the meeting, it was highlighted that Pavlodar region had been observing growth in the key sectors of economy, as the region’s GDP grew by 5.8% and investments totaled 1.1 trillion tenge, up by 38% YoY, last year.
Two major projects to process gold-bearing concentrate and produce ferroalloys are under implementation in the region. Three ferroalloys plants with a capacity of 460,000 tons are slated for construction in Ekibastuz, making Kazakhstan the second largest ferroalloys producer in the world. (Kazinform)