Kazakh Vice PM visits Akmola oblast

KOKSHETAU. May 22. KAZINFORM /Zhanmurat Zhanaidarov/ Kazakh Vice Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has arrived in Akmola oblast with a working visit. In the course of the trip he got acquainted with a work of a number of industrial enterprises; Kazinform reports.

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S.Akhmetov acquainted with the course of the Akkul-Stepnogorsk road repair and visited Dzhet-7 LLP, which ensures heat and power to the city. He paid special attention to preparation for an upcoming winter season. Stepnogorsk Ball Bearing Plant JSC is one of the largest enterprises, which supply its production to Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. From the beginning of the financial crisis a volume of orders declined. The Vice Prime Minister emphasized that the volume can be increased by the domestic orders and recommended to work in this direction. The industrial city has experienced heavy winter. The cause was in an accident at a water supply system, it is necessary to replace pipes. KZT 600 mln are foreseen for these targets from the national budget. S.Akhmetov made his proposals on this issue. The Kokshetau administration held a session with participation of Kazakh Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Almaz Kossynov, Vice President National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC Yerik Sultanov, Governor of the oblast Albert Rau and heads of departments, enterprises.