Entrepreneurs of the Karaganda Region Got Acquainted with the Instruments of State Support for Exporters
Entrepreneurs of the Karaganda region were presented with measures of state support for non-resource exports at an online seminar held on May 28 of this year by QazTrade, KazakhExport, QazIndustry and Qazpatent experts.
The seminar was opened by the chief expert of the international markets analytics department of QazTrade JSC Almas Ikhsanov, who invited business representatives to take part in programs to enter foreign markets. This includes export acceleration, participation in trade and economic missions and international exhibitions.
QazTrade JSC was continued by the expert of the e-commerce department Nursultan Abdrakhmanov (promotion to electronic trading platforms) and the director of the department for providing compensation to exporters Rustam Zhunusov (reimbursement of part of the costs of transportation and promotion of products).
For example, the program “Export Acceleration” helps Kazakh non-commodity companies effectively develop their presence in foreign markets. In 2023, 111 enterprises from the food, light, chemical, mechanical engineering and service sectors were able to take part in this program. From March 1 to the end of April of this year, applications for participation in the export acceleration program and the Alibaba electronic trading platform were accepted from exporters and producers.
In turn, Sayat Ashimov, chief expert of the international integration department of QazTrade JSC, informed the seminar participants about the existing educational center for training exporters QazTradeAcademy. QazTradeAcademy is very popular among entrepreneurs in various sectors of the economy, from artisans to large business owners, from theoreticians to customs brokers.
The educational portal QazTradeAcademy covers all areas of international trade and export, providing the opportunity to obtain up-to-date knowledge in a convenient online format.
In total, during the existence of the educational center, 3004 Kazakh representatives of SMEs and specialists in the field of foreign trade have been certified, of which 1692 are women (56%). At the same time, 29 offline seminars were held in 17 cities of Kazakhstan. 49 webinars have been uploaded to the online platform qaztradeacademy.kz as part of the Smart Export business workshop, as well as 9 specialized modular courses.
At the end of the presentation, Sayat Ashimov invited the seminar participants to participate in a 4-day online marathon from May 28 to 31, organized within the QazTradeAcademy platform, as a result of which exporters will receive international certificates for successfully completing courses in international trade and export. In general, similar knowledge marathons are held once every week for entrepreneurs in the country’s regions.
In addition, during the seminar, a representative of Qazpatent spoke about the features of registering trademarks, and a representative of QazIndustry listed the current incentive measures for industrial enterprises.
In total, by the end of 2024, 9 more seminars and online marathons will be held to train exporters in all regions of Kazakhstan, including regional centers.