Implementing the President’s directives on supporting domestic goods producers (DGP) remains a priority for the Government. As part of this effort, measures are being taken to expand the list of priority procurements, and new mechanisms are being introduced to stimulate demand for Kazakhstani products.

In recent years, the list of goods procured by government agencies on a priority basis has increased 2.7-fold — today it includes more than 4,800 items. This ensures stable demand and helps utilize the production capacities of domestic companies.

Additional measures have been introduced to reduce the financial burden on businesses. When concluding government contracts, manufacturers are provided with a mandatory 30% advance payment; the requirement to provide performance bonds has been abolished; and the penalty rate has been reduced from 10% to 3%. As a result, the value of contracts concluded since the beginning of this year has exceeded 418 billion tenge, which is 51.4% more than a year earlier.

Offtake contracts, which guarantee the purchase of products from domestic enterprises, have had a significant impact. In 2024, their volume exceeded 250 billion tenge, and in the first 10 months of 2025, it reached 1 trillion 064 billion tenge. Additionally, a mechanism for direct contracts with government customers is in place, allowing for faster project implementation and the reduction of administrative barriers.

In total, since the beginning of the year, approximately 1,500 long-term contracts and off-takes have been concluded, amounting to 2.3 trillion tenge. These measures help reduce dependence on imports and strengthen the position of domestic manufacturers.

Additional support measures are enshrined in new regulatory decisions. For instance, as of July 1, 2025, subsoil users were excluded from the procurement of non-standardized goods on the exchange. This decision allowed for the redirection of over 450 billion tenge toward regulated procurement and will expand domestic companies’ access to these contracts. At the end of the first nine months, the share of domestic value in regulated procurement stood at 54.4%.

Earlier, on May 19, a law was signed requiring major customers — subsurface users, the quasi-public sector, natural monopolies, and systemically important enterprises — to enter into long-term agreements and off-take contracts with domestic producers. A program for developing domestic value with specific targets has also been approved.

In addition, a unified Register of Kazakhstani Goods Producers will begin operating in the new year, providing a transparent mechanism for verifying the origin of goods.

Thus, the measures being taken will create conditions for further growth in the share of Kazakhstani content in procurement and establish a stable and predictable sales market for domestic producers.

Source: primeminister.kz