Kazakhstan and Italy elevate industrial, energy and logistics cooperation in October working group

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• Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration reported that Minister Arman Shakkaliev chaired the tenth intergovernmental Kazakhstan–Italy working-group meeting in Rome on 7 October 2026, with Italy represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli. The ministry said the parties discussed diversification of trade, industrial cooperation, investment projects and cooperation in energy, transport/logistics and agribusiness. A ministerial meeting and stated themes do not establish a business’s attendance, eligibility, counterpart or transaction.
• The Kazakh ministry reported bilateral trade of about USD 16.9 billion in 2025 and USD 9.79 billion in January–July 2026, including approximately USD 9 billion of Kazakh exports and USD 789.6 million of Italian imports. Aggregate trade figures are context; they do not identify an addressable product category, buyer, tariff outcome, supply route, commercial term or demand for a particular firm.
• Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that its discussions covered infrastructure and transport, tourism, agrifood, environmental management, renewables, water resources and health. It also referred to a EUR 200 million financing operation to the Development Bank of Kazakhstan with SACE backing, described as a follow-up from the 2024 session. A sector mention or a public financing reference does not demonstrate that a specific company, project or expense is eligible, approved, funded, procured or contracted.
• Italy’s September Italy–Central Asia Business Forum account provides regional context for the 5+1 dialogue and identifies energy, connectivity, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, critical raw materials, agribusiness and agricultural technology as areas of discussion. A forum or diplomatic framework does not create introductions, project access, customer demand, financing, an export licence, a tender or a commercial mandate.