The UAE signed 22 agreements worth more than $5 billion with Kazakhstan, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said on social media platform X. The agreements came during the visit of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to the country.
During the visit, Sheikh Khaled and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, witnessed the exchange of several cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between senior officials from both the UAE and Kazakhstan.
These agreements and MoUs covered vital sectors, including transport and infrastructure, renewable energy, digital and technological solutions, financial investment, and other significant areas of mutual priority for both nations.
UAE-Kazakhstan Business Forum
During his visit, Sheikh Khaled and His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, also attended the UAE-Kazakhstan Business Forum, held in the presence of senior officials, business leaders and investors from both nations. The forum sought to explore investment opportunities and strengthen efforts to increase mutual investments across key economic sectors, supporting shared goals for sustainable economic growth.
During his participation, Sheikh Khaled reaffirmed the UAE-Kazakhstan Business Forum’s pivotal role in providing a platform to establish long-term strategic partnerships, exchange expertise and investment knowledge, and enhance comprehensive economic integration.
He also highlighted the forum’s role in fostering a resilient, attractive and future-ready investment environment in both countries, supporting the ambitions and aspirations of the two nations and their leaderships, and ensuring a better future for the upcoming generations.
UAE and Kazakhstan ink agreements in key sectors
On the sidelines of the UAE-Kazakhstan Business Forum, Sheikh Khaled and President Tokayev witnessed the signing and exchange of several other cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between public and private sector entities from both countries.
These agreements covered key sectors such as artificial intelligence, smart city and data center development, data protection, ports and logistics, education, agriculture and food products.
Partnership in AI strengthened
AIQ, a UAE-based company specializing in artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with KMG Engineering to support the development of AI solutions and facilitate knowledge exchange in this vital sector.
In the data centre development sector, Presight AI also signed an MoU with Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry, and the Akimat of the city of Astana, to establish a cutting-edge data center that will support the smart city project and enhance national capabilities in digital transformation, AI and supercomputing.
AD Ports Group to boost trade ties
In the maritime transport and logistics services sector, AD Ports Group and Semurg Invest company exchanged a preliminary agreement to jointly design, develop, finance and operate the Sarzha Multipurpose Terminal at the Kuryk Seaport on the Caspian Sea.
The group also signed an MoU with the Kazakh Invest company to promote bilateral trade relations and enhance mutual economic cooperation through joint events, exchange of information and other activities.
KEZAD Group to enhance UAE-Kazakhstan business ties
On the UAE’s side, KEZAD Group signed three MoUs with Kazakhstan’s National Chamber of Entrepreneurs “Atameken”, Kazakh Invest, and the Special Economic Zone Aktau Seaport. These agreements aim to foster collaboration, enable knowledge exchange and explore future partnership opportunities.
Data protection in focus
In the data protection domain, the Office of Protection within ADGM and the Data Protection Office at AIFC also signed an MoU to strengthen international cooperation and provide mutual support in the enforcement of personal data protection regulations.
Other key agreements
In the education sector, the Emirates Kazakhstan Education Investment Group and the Education Board of Astana signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to construct SABIS International School – Astana, forming a long-term partnership focused on delivering quality education tailored to meet the needs of future generations.
In the agriculture and food production sector, Al Khaleej Sugar also signed an agreement with Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture to develop a state-of-the-art sugar processing plant in the Almaty region.
Additionally, Lulu Group signed an MoU with Kazakhstan’s Procurement and Logistics Council to expand bilateral food trade and agricultural supply chains.
UAE, Kazakhstan discuss strategic cooperation priorities
The forum also featured a series of thematic panel discussions reflecting strategic cooperation priorities between the two countries. The Digital Frontiers session explored how emerging technologies can transform critical sectors such as healthcare, food security and telecommunications.
Meanwhile, the New Growth Strategies in Finance session examined opportunities and challenges stemming from financial technologies and the Future of Urban Development session focused on innovation in real estate and construction to achieve urban sustainability.
Furthermore, the Accelerating the Energy Transition session addressed renewable energy solutions and mechanisms to advance green transformation.
The UAE-Kazakhstan Business Forum also included bilateral meetings between public and private sector representatives from both countries to explore opportunities for new investment and trade partnerships that support sustainable development goals.
