Kazakhstan, with its surfacearea 3,5 times bigger than that of Turkey, is the ninth biggest country in the world

1. KazakhstanprefersTurkıshmachınes
Our machınery and accessorıes export to Kazakhstan amounted to 97 mıllıon dollars ın 2011. The major
ıtem ın thıs export was “Machınes for Seed Cleanıng, Sortıng, Grındıng, Processıng.” Whıle Kazakhstan’s
worldwıde machınery and accessorıes ımport decreased substantıally, ıt was observed that ıts ımport from
Turkey ıncreased by 22 percent.

2. Kazakhstan, withitssurfacearea 3,5 timesbiggerthanthat of Turkey, is theninthbiggestcountry in
theworld.Kazakhstan (alongwithAzerbaijan,TurkishRepublic of NorthernCyprus,Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,
TurkeyandTurkmenistan) is one of the seven independentTurkicstates of presentdayand a member of
theTurkicCounciland TÜRKSOY (Joint Administration ofTurkicArtsandCulture).An oıl-rıchcountryKazakhstan is
rich in oilandnaturalgasreserves. Itsoilreservesaremoreplentifulthanitsnaturalgasreserves.
Kazakhstan is thesecondleadingoilproduceramongtheformerSovietRepublicsbehindRussia. Thecountry’seconomy
is largelydependent on oilexportincome.StrategıcpartnersrussıaandchınaRussiaandChinaareknown as
themajorstrategicpartners of Kazakhstan.Efforts on
promotinganddeepeningtherelationshipwiththesecountriesaretocontinue in thefutureaswell. China has
becometheleading partner of thecountry in recentyears,especially in thefield of energy.
Turkeybroke a recordınfoundrymachıneryexportOurmachineryandaccessoriesexporttoKazakhstanamountedto 97
milliondollars in 2011. Themajoritem of thisexportwas “MachinesandDevicesforSeedCleaning, Sorting, Grinding,
Processing.”Theincomefromtheexport of the “MachinesandDevicesforSeed Cleaning, Sorting, Grinding,
Processing”amountedto 14 milliondollars.Theproductgroup “Refrigerators,Freezers, Coolers, HeatPumps”
rankssecond. Thevalue of theexport of thisitemfromTurkeytoKazakhstan was10 milliondollars.
Rankingthird on thelist, “Forges, FoundryLadles, IngotMoulds, FoundryMachines” registeredthehighestincrease.
Ourexportofthisitem in 2010 wasabout 7 thousanddollars. In 2011, however, a recordhighincrease of 10
milliondollarswasobserved in theexport of the “Forges, FoundryLadles, IngotMoulds, FoundryMachines”
sector.Turkey ıs thenınthmajormachıneryımport partner Kazakhstan has
decreaseditsmachineryandaccessoriesimport.
Figuresofitsimportbycountriesrevealeda 20-percent decrease in total, showingTurkey on the 9 thplacewith a 22-
percent increase. WhileKazakhstanimportedmachineryandaccessoriesworth 5 billiondollars in 2009,
thisamountdecreasedto 4 billiondollarsin 2010. Kazakhstan’shighestimportincrease rate
wasregisteredforitsimportsfromRepublic of Korea in2010, with an increase of 46 percent.Fromthiscountry,
Kazakhstanimportedproductsworth a total of 67million dollars in 2009 andthisamountincreasedto 98 milliondollars
in 2010.In therankingbyits total import, Chinaistheleadingcountry.
Kazakhstan’smachineryandaccessoriesimportfromChinaamountedto 775 milliondollars in 2009 andincreasedto 1
billiondollars in 2010, with an increase of 37 percent.KazakhstanexportedmaınlybearıngsTheproductgroup
“Bearings” ranksfirst in Kazakhstan’smachineryandaccessoriesexport. Theexportvalue of thisitemamountedto 28
milliondollars in 2010. Theitem “PlumbingandPipefittingEquipment – Depressurizers,IncludingThermostaticValves”
rankssecond. A decreasewasregistered in theexport of thisitemaswell. Its rate was 11
percentandKazakhstan’sexport of thisitem in2010 amountedto 23 milliondollars.Followingthesetwo,
thethirditemonthelist is “Accessories andSpareParts of HeavyDutyMachinesandDevices
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