Almaty considered all applications from entrepreneurs who suffered during the January events

Almaty considered all applications from entrepreneurs who suffered during the January events
All submitted applications from representatives of SMEs are 100% covered and considered. Orazalin, head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Investments of the city of Yerkebulan, announced this during a briefing of the Regional Communications Service of Almaty.
 
 
The Regional Commission for Compensation for Damage to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses considered the appeals in a short time, providing state support and accelerating the recovery of the city's economy.
 
As Yerkebulan Orazalin noted, 1355 applications from 1188 entrepreneurs were received on the InfoKazakhstan electronic platform.
 
Following the results of the meetings of the Regional Commission, 1,139 applications were approved in the amount of 5,286 million tenge, of which 595 applications in the amount of 4,194 million tenge from the budget, another 544 applications in the amount of 1,091 million tenge from the Zhana Alatau fund.
 
“The sector of trade and services was mostly affected. Most of the applications came from entrepreneurs involved in the sale of non-food products, shoes, clothing, as well as from the owners of exchange offices and shops located on the territory of the shopping and entertainment center selling household appliances, jewelry,” said E. Orazalin.
 
The remaining 216 applications were sent for revision (since incomplete packages of documents were provided for 120, 96 were sent for forensic examination due to disagreement on the amount of payment under the simplified mechanism).
 
In order to fully cover the affected businesses and restore the city economy as soon as possible, the Secretariat of the Commission opened a consulting headquarters at the Qoldaý Entrepreneurship Center to assist in providing a full package of documents.
 
Affected entrepreneurs who have not yet received compensation can seek advice at: Almaty, st. Baizakova, 303, room 101, on weekdays from 9.00 to 18.00.
 
The next meetings of the Regional Commission are scheduled for 12, 15 and 18 March 2022.
 
The briefing was attended by the director of the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the city of Almaty Aituar Koshmambetov, who said that the "Strength in Unity" fund was created to support the affected business. After the decision of the Commission, the funds of the fund are allocated to entrepreneurs from Almaty and other regions, whose facilities were looted and destroyed.