OREANDA-NEWS. May 05, 2014. The Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan organized a press tour for journalists in the framework of information week "EEC - new Opportunities for Kazakhstani business".

During the press tour, First Deputy Minister of Regional Development Kairbek Uskenbayev visited the factory for the production of window profiles. It is equipped with the most advanced technological equipment and a laboratory in Germany. Raw materials are supplied by European suppliers of raw materials, production and quality control of products is carried out by German experts and meets international standards. Products made in Kazakhstan are delivered to the market not only in Kazakhstan but also in the CIS markets, countries of the Customs Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. Today, the company "Funke Kunststoffe" can offer customers of the Customs Union and the CIS countries more accessible products in terms of logistics and financial benefits as the products are manufactured in the territory of CU keeping the original strategy of German quality.

As Kairbek Uskenbayev noted, the Customs Union expanded the borders of market for Kazakh producers. So, in 2011, our exports to Russia increased by 60%, Belarus - 2.3 times. Restrictions on foreign currency movement within the common customs territory are overturned. It is a great advantage primarily for all people of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belorussia, because the fewer costs when moving commodity products to the market, the broader sections of the consumers it covers. The volume of the common market of the Customs Union is 2 trillion dollars, human resources - 168 million people, the area - 20 million square meters, the total production capacity - 600 billion dollars.