First Almaty Economic Business Forum may be held in 2012
ALMATY. May 26. KAZINFORM /Yelena Ilyinskaya/ Agreement of intent to organize and hold in 2012 the First Almaty Economic Business Forum under the theme "Existing problems of foreign economic activity of SMEs in Customs Union countries and possible solutions" was signed during the conference "Russia, Kazakhstan, Central Asian states: prospects of economic cooperation" on Thursday in Almaty.
The main purpose of the agreement is to support foreign economic activity of small and medium enterprises; intensify economic integration; implement investment and innovation projects.
Business representatives from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia and Kazakhstan attended the conference, which was held as part of the II Expo-Russia Kazakhstan 2011 exhibition.