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1. The establishment of the cities of Almaty, Astana, Aktobe, Shymkent and Ust-
Kamenogorsk as national and international hubs equipped with modern infrastructure;
2. The integration of the transport infrastructure of the country into the international
transport system.
The Program targets seven areas of infrastructure investment with Transport and Logistics as
the first area. The Program provides the framework in which decision-making on transport
investments is made, including those of the international financial organizations. The
government places high priority on realizing all the projects in the Nurly Zhol before 2019.
The diagram below shows the position of the State Program (Nurly Zhol) in relation to other
planning and programs in Kazakhstan.
Figure 9: The State Program (Nurly Zhol) in relation to other plans and programs
The Strategy Kazakhstan 2050 itself provides the implementation of seven long-term priorities.
The first one is “The economic policy of the new course – all round economic pragmatism based
on the principles of profitability, return on investment and competitiveness”. Infrastructure
development falls under this priority with a focus on developing Kazakhstan’s transit potential
towards the goal of promoting exports to world markets. Building ports and developing
transport and logistic hubs at nodal transit points are mentioned in this strategy document.
In conclusion, Kazakhstan does not have a National Transport Policy nor Master Plan that
normally provides the blueprint for the development of the sector over at least a 10-year period.
As a state program, Nurly Zhol has an intersectoral and interdepartmental character and
addresses the needs of infrastructure development in various sectors. The Transport
Kazakhstan 2050
Kazakhstan 2020
National Implementation Plan
Kazakhstan 2030
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Development 2015 - 2019
State Program of I frastructure
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Transport Infrastructure Sectoral
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