Positive trends continued in the sphere of entrepreneurship. The number of subjects in the sphere of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) amounted to 87.7 thousand units or 109.6% by 2017. The volume of output increased by 23.4%, employment in SME by 5.9%, and tax revenues from business entities by 29.9%.
In the framework of program “2020 Business Road Map” in 2018 subsidized loans to 115 projects for 7.3 billion KZT, paid subsidies to 1 885.9 million KZT, guaranteed 75 projects, the amount of the guarantees amounted to 771.3 million KZT in loans to 2.1 billion KZT provided 56 grants for 150.0 million KZT, for introduction of the missing infrastructure to the small and medium enterprises aimed 432.8 million KZT.
The region ranks 1st place in terms of the number of subsidized projects, and 3rd place in terms of the number of guaranteed projects in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 2018 the amount of 5 009.0 million KZT was allocated from various sources, including 4 884.7 million KZT for lending to 858 borrowers and 124.3 million KZT for guarantees in the frame of second direction of the program for the development of productive employment and mass entrepreneurship for 2017-2021 “Enbek”.