Over 288bn tenge invested in Turkestan region's fixed capital in 2018

TURKESTAN. KAZINFORM 288bn76mn tenge were invested in fixed capital of Turkestan region last year that is 1.2% more compared to 2017, Kazinform learnt from the press service of the regional administration.

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The major part of investments were spent on industry, agriculture, forestry and fishery as well as on real estate operations. 80.7% investments were provided by small enterprises. Their amount made 232bn276mn tenge.

As of January1, 2019 , the number of legal entities registered in the region was 14,059, that is 3.2% of the total number of enterprises across Kazakhstan.

Retail trade volume in the region reached 148,286mn tenge last year, that is 4.1% higher against 2017. The volume of wholesale trade made 69bn784mn tenge.

In 2018, the volume of mutual trade with the EAEU countries made $235mn ($179mn of export and $56mn of import).

130,804 small and medium enterprises are functioning in Turkestan region today (as of January 1, 2019).

10.5% of SMEs in Kazakhstan are registered in Turkestan region