Kazakhstan implemented seven ?breakthrough? projects in 2008: Industry Ministry

ASTANA. January 23. KAZINFORM /Bauyrzhan Mukanov/ Seven breakthrough projects to the amount of USD 1.5 bln were implemented by 30 corporate leaders in the country in 2008. Head of the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Trade Vladimir Shkolnik has made it public at the sitting of the Board today, Kazinform reports.

?In whole 356 projects worth KZT 3 trln are being implemented countrywide. 152 of them to the amount of KZT 239 bln have been put into operation?, V. Shkolnik said. According to the Minister, commissioning the projects has provided more than 11 630 jobs.