The number of operating SMEs has grown in Almaty
During the reporting meeting of the akim of the city B. Sagintayev, the data on measures to support SMEs were announced to the population.
Within the framework of the regional program "Almaty Business-2025", three small industrial parks were opened, where entrepreneurs are provided with production facilities at preferential rates. The Qoldaý Entrepreneurship Center has provided more than 91 thousand consultations and other types of service support to businesses.
In 2020, the Akimat of Almaty systematically implemented anti-crisis measures to support small and medium-sized businesses and their recovery. During the reporting meeting with residents of the megapolis, the Akim of Almaty city Bakhytzhan Sagintayev emphasized the effectiveness of the measures taken.
The unprecedented measures taken to stimulate taxation, expand lending, develop infrastructure, support production and maintain employment resulted in an increase in the number of operating SMEs by 3.6%. The volume of lending to SMEs in 2020 increased by 1.7 times and amounted to more than 1.4 trillion tenge.
11 projects in the field of industry were implemented for 39.7 billion tenge, with the creation of 1.4 thousand jobs, including in the Industrial Zone - four projects for 29.9 billion tenge with the creation of 848 jobs. A medical cluster for the production of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and equipment was created.