OREANDA-NEWS. In the Letter to Astana people “Strategy “Kazakhstan-2050”: New policy course of the successful state”, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev told about the necessity of all-round support of enterprise as of the leading force of national economics, and also the development of small and medium business with creation of conductive environment for social infrastructure and services widening.

In this regard activities are actively conducted by the capital authorities. Thus, for the past 2012 year the number of empoyed in small and medium enterprise increased by 4% and amounted to 165 819 people, as it is reported in the capital Statistics Department. “Overall as of the 1 of February, 2013, in Astana 47 850 SME subjects function actively. 6 763 of them are juridicial persons, 41 082 – individual businessmen, and 5 of them are of peasant holding. In comparison with last year, the volume of production has increased by 0.3%”, - it is said in the message.