About 270 thousand people are employed in the Almaty region in the SMB sector

About 270 thousand people are employed in the Almaty region in the SMB sector

“Today, more than 128 thousand SMBs  operate in the Almaty region, where 269 thousand people are employed”. This was announced today by the akim of the Almaty region Amandyk Batalov at a briefing at the CCS site under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, – the press service of the akim of the Almaty region reports.

According to Amandyk Batalov, a regional akim , over 9 months the budget received 144 billion tenge, which is almost 1.8 times more than at the same period of the last year.

Within the framework of the existing programs, over 3 thousand entrepreneurs received support in the amount of 26 billion tenge. “By the end of the year, the volume of products and services provided by SMEs will reach 2 trillion. tenge, and their share in GRP will increase from 32.4% last year to 34.3%. Thus, we will fulfill the task of the Head of State to achieve 35% by 2025 as early as the next year, ”said A. Batalov, akim of the Almaty region.