Astana's population may reach 1.5-2 mln, we must provide jobs for residents - Kazakh President

The Head of State visited the industrial park No.1 to survey the Kazakh capital’s industrial potential, El.kz reports with reference to the press service of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

As the deputy akim of the city Yevgeny Glotov reported, the volume of the gross regional product of the capital for the first half of the year amounted to 4.7 trln tenge with an increase of 4.1%. The main contribution to the GRP structure is made by SMEs, the share of which is more than 73%, the share of investments in GRP is 11.5%.

Industrial Park No. 1 plays a special role in attracting investment. 100 projects with a total investment of 322 bln tenge are being implemented here.

The park ranks first in the republic in terms of production volume, which reached 6.7 trln tenge for the entire period of operation.

"The population of Astana is growing. In the coming years, it may reach 1.5-2 mln people. Therefore, we must provide jobs for residents and young people," Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

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