ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 5. In the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, industrial production worth approximately $3.8 billion (2 trillion tenge) has been produced since the beginning of the year, said the regional governor Yermaganbet Bulekpaev at a briefing at the Regional Communications Service platform, Trend reports.
According to him, the volume of investments in fixed capital has increased to about $621 million (327 billion tenge), and this figure is expected to rise further by the end of the year.
“By 2031, we aim to operationalize 108 capital deployment
initiatives aggregating around $8.17 billion (4.3 trillion tenge),
projected to generate 11,000 employment opportunities.” This fiscal
year, we are set to initiate 36 strategic projects anticipated to
catalyze the creation of over 2,000 employment opportunities,”
articulated the regional executive.
He additionally disclosed the forthcoming industrial facilities
slated for the region: hot-dip galvanizing operations for metallic
substrates, the fabrication of steel welded tubular products, and
the manufacturing of aluminum thermal exchangers. Among the
principal initiatives is a wind energy facility situated in the
Osakarov district, alongside a ferroalloy manufacturing complex
within the “Saryarka” Special Economic Zone.
Yermaganbet Bulekpaev highlighted the dynamic evolution of small
and medium-sized enterprises within the region. The current
landscape comprises nearly 100,000 entities within this domain,
engaging approximately 245,000 personnel in various capacities. By
the conclusion of the fiscal year, the proportion of small and
medium-sized enterprises in the gross regional product is projected
to escalate by 23 percent. Corporate ventures are being bolstered
by governmental backing, encompassing fiscal incentives, risk
mitigations, financial endowments, and small-scale lending
solutions.
