15:43, 30 January 2014 | GMT +5
State-of-the-Nation Address to boost development of SMEs in Kazakhstan
ATYRAU. KAZINFORM - In his State-of-the-Nation Address President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to alleviate administrative barriers and bureaucratic hurdles getting in the way of the proper development of small and medium business in Kazakhstan. This will give an impulse to the development of innovative economy and entrepreneurship as the engine behind the growth of the whole country, Director of the Atyrau branch of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Assylbek Dzhakiyev believes.

"A number of state-owned companies will be handed over to private ownership, according to the Head of State. This move will also have a positive impact on the development of business in the country," Mr. Dzhakiyev added.
In his words, the address has become a clear landmark of the gradual development of SMEs in Kazakhstan.