Astana, Oct. 29 -- President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, announced a major nationwide infrastructure programme and set out priorities for investment, energy security, technological development and economic reform in his State of the Nation Address, "Kazakhstan's Current Priorities in a New Historical Cycle", delivered on 28 October.

According to an official release, at the centre of the address was "People's Construction", described by the President as the largest infrastructure project in Kazakhstan's history. An Infrastructure Modernisation Plan will be supported by approximately 6.5 trillion tenge ($14.27 billion) from the National Fund by the end of 2029, of which 1.5 trillion tenge ($3.29 billion) is to be earmarked for so...