The commercial cooperation witnessed a big leap in 2007, rising to $ 76 million from 8.1 million in 2005, then to more than $ 250 million in 2008 by virtue of the wheat exports to Egypt. However, the volume of trade dropped to less than $ 50 million in 2009 due to halting the wheat transactions.

Contractual Framework

Agreements signed between Egypt and Kazakhstan

• Agreement for Promotion and protection of investments 14/02/1993.
• Agreement for economic, scientific and technical cooperation 14/02/1993 (effective date 06/14/1994).
• Trade Agreement 14/02/1993 (ratified by Egyptian side only) .
• Protocol of Establishment of Consultations Mechanism between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries 14/02/1993.
• Tourism cooperation agreement 25/05/1995 (effective date 05/28/1998)
• Agreement for establishing the Egyptian-Kazakh Academy 01/11/1992.
• The basis of agreement and cooperative relations 14/02/1993.
• Protocol for media cooperation 14.02.1993.
• Protocol for cooperation in the field of environment 14/02/1993.
• Agreement for Cooperation in the field of Youth and Sport 28/05/1995.
• Agreement for Cooperation in the field of agriculture 16/06/1995 (ratified by Egyptian side only).
• Cooperation agreement between the Institutes of Diplomatic Studies in both countries 20/06/1998.
• Agreement on cooperation in the fields of education, culture, science 20/06/1998.
• Egyptian University of Islamic culture (Nour - Mubarak) 21/06/2001.
• Air transport agreement (Council of Ministers), 11/11/2001.
• Agreement in the field of animal health 15/11/2001.
• Agreement on Cooperation in the field of public health and medicine 28/12/2003.
• Agreement for exempting holders of diplomatic passports from visa 7/11/2006 . A presidential decree was signed by President of the Republic in August 2007 for approval of the agreement.
• Memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the cultural field 07/11/2007.
• Protocol about joining of Kazakhstan Republic to the WTO 07/11/2006.
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Culture of the two countries during the meeting of the Joint Committee February 25 to 27, 2007.
• Agreement for cooperation in the security field 13/3/2007.
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Arab Republic of Egypt and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan 13/3/2007.
• Agreement of establishing the Joint Business Council 13/3/2007.
• Protocol of cooperation in the field of Constitutional control and the Judicial system 31/7/2007.
• Cooperation agreement for the restoration of Mosque of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars 28/10/2007.
• Protocol on cooperation between Alexandrina Library and the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan 5/3/2008.