16:20, 13 May 2009 | GMT +5
28,000 jobs to be created through 147 regional projects ? Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Trade
ASTANA. May 13. KAZINFORM. /Damir Baimanov/ Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Trade monitors 147 regional projects with the budget of KZT 2.4 trillion. Realization of these projects will allow to create 28 thousand jobs. Executive Secretary of the Ministry Vyacheslav Sovetsky has made it public at a republican session on ?Support of domestic producer – priority of small and medium business development strategy? today.

?Investment projects are financed mostly through credit resources (45%) and from own funds (49%). The biggest number of realized projects is registered in Pavlodar (30), Kostanay (20), Aktobe (18) regions?, he noted.
The largest volume of financing falls on Atyrau region ? KZT 921.2 billion.