On October 9, 2024, a meeting of the Kazakhstan-Austrian Business Council took place in Vienna, where key issues of economic interaction between Kazakhstan and Austria were discussed.

The event was attended by top officials from JSC "National Managing Holding "Baiterek", JSC "National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy", JSC "National Company Kazakhstan Engineering", JSC "KazAgroFinance", JSC "Kazakh Invest", and Corporation "Kazakhstan SelMash", as well as other representatives from the business community and state bodies of Kazakhstan. The Austrian side was represented by leaders of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, major industrial and financial companies.

As part of the program, Kuanysh Kanapyanov, Executive Director of Astana Expo, held a meeting with the Austrian Association of Metal Technology Industries, where an agreement was reached for the participation of Austrian companies in the upcoming Kazakhstan Machine Builders Forum and the International Specialized Exhibition on Machine Engineering and Metalworking, Kazakhstan Machinery Fair, which will take place from April 23 to 25, 2025, in Astana.
Additionally, the participants of the Business Council attended the International Machinery Forum, which brought together over 600 experts and participating companies from 50 countries around the world.
Additionally, the participants of the Business Council attended the International Machinery Forum, which brought together over 600 experts and participating companies from 50 countries around the world.