The visit of the Kazakhstan delegation to Madrid took place on 21-22 November 2019 with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Spain.

In terms of the visit, there were a number of meetings with major Spanish companies, including with the Deputy Director of the Office for attracting foreign investments in Madrid Jesus Orejas.

During the meeting, the Board Chairman of Astana Invest E. T. Baltaev discussed the possibilities of cooperation in the field of investments, including the development of the investment environment and infrastructure of the city, as well as the introduction of best practices and incentives to attract investors.

Also, in terms of the visit, an attend to the wholesale and distribution market Mercamadrid took place, where the possibilities of cooperation and introduction of the system for managing wholesale and distribution centers in Nur-Sultan were discussed.

The competitive advantages of Nur-Sultan, support measures for foreign investments, the work of Astana Invest – as a regional organization to attract investment on the principle of "one window" were noted at the meetings.

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Madrid Investment Attraction provides consulting services on legal, financial, tax and other issues, as well as gives the office on a free basis for 6 months for investors (access to WI-FI, conference rooms, etc.).

The State company "Mercasa" (the shareholders of which are the Spanish state industrial holding company "Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales" (SEPI) and the Ministry of agriculture and fisheries, food and environment of Spain) owns a network of food wholesale markets, consisting of 23 food centers located on the outskirts of major cities in Spain, and manages them together with the municipalities of each city.