Investor Intends to Create in Kazakhstan International Food Certification Center
With the support of KAZAKH INVEST the visit of the Omani company «Atyab International Services», a member of the large international holding «Oman Food Investment Company», is interested in the establishment in Kazakhstan of the Regional Reference Center for food certification. This center will work following global standards of the WHO, WTO, and the UN World Food Program.
As part of the visit, meetings were organized at the Ministry of Agriculture, the Kazakh Agrarian National University, and the NANOC. In addition, «Atyab International Services» and the Kazakhstan Institute of Standardization and Metrology signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of conformity assessment, production, and evaluation of food, agricultural and halal products.
During the meeting with KAZAKH INVEST, General Director of «Atyab International Services» Mohib Ahmed Khan emphasized that the center will be established at the expense of investments of the Omani company. It will provide services on laboratory testing, audit, certification of food products, including organics and halal goods sent for export.
Deputy Chairman of the Board of «NC «KAZAKH INVEST» JSC Zhandos Temirgali informed about the measures of state support for investors in Kazakhstan, noting that one of the key factors influencing the decision to invest, is the export potential. In this regard, certification by international standards will increase the competitiveness of Kazakhstani products in foreign markets.
During the meeting, a representative of MFCA informed the investor about the possibilities of the international financial platform in Kazakhstan.
In addition, because of the interest of the Omani company, the parties agreed to cooperate in the implementation of investment projects in the agricultural sector.
It should be noted that the above visit was initiated by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Oman following a meeting with the leadership of the international holding «Oman Food Investment Company» in September 2021.
