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To promote tourism in Kazakhstan, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Kazakh Tourism national company hosted fourteen members of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) from May 31 to June 7, 2023.

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with MOST Holding and the Singapore investment platform Investbanq (Paladigm Capital) hosted the Central Eurasian Venture Forum (CEVF) in Almaty. CEVF is a large-scale learning and networking event for investors and other participants in the region’s startup ecosystem. 

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is leading an expedition to the dried bottom of the Aral Sea for a group of international development representatives and government officials to visit several afforestation projects in the region, including the USAID Oasis, currently under development. The expedition will provide participants with first-hand observations of the ecological and environmental challenges facing Aral Sea restoration efforts.

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI), held an investment roundtable in Kazakhstan. The event aimed to discuss proposals for amendments and improvements to Kazakhstan's investment legislation through the Kazakhstan Rule of Law Program funded by USAID. The program operates in partnership with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Company "KAZAKH INVEST" under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The 14th Central Asian Internet Forum  “Development of the Internet Sphere in Central Asia Internet CA-2023” began in Almaty today. The two-day forum focuses on finding a reasonable balance in regulating digital rights. The 14th Internet Forum gathered experts in the field of digital rights, fact-checking, media literacy, freedom of speech, human rights and propaganda counteraction from Central Asia, Europe and the USA.

Ms. Deputy Administrator, thanks so much for joining us today, and welcome to Kazakhstan. USAID has been a strategic partner of the Kazakh government since 1992, if I’m not mistaken, and in 30 years we have developed our relationship by working on various projects.