Tokayev proposes 2027 as Year of Large-Scale Nationwide Construction in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed declaring next year, 2027, the Year of Large-Scale Nationwide Construction. He announced the initiative in his Address to the People of Kazakhstan, titled “Urgent Tasks of Kazakhstan in the New Historical Cycle.”

Tokayev said construction and repair of civil infrastructure should cover regional centres, districts and settlements across the country. Priorities include roads, airports, railway stations and healthcare facilities, including rehabilitation centres for children with special needs. Every region should also get creative houses, sports complexes, libraries and science centres, while housing construction will remain an important task.

He said the nation’s collective response to the coming era of artificial intelligence should be to “build, once again build!” Tokayev noted that improving citizens’ welfare is enshrined in the Constitution as a strategic state priority. Budget funds are being allocated to infrastructure, digitalisation and industry, and private investment is being attracted. He called for carefully selecting projects, working with reliable companies and monitoring every stage of implementation.