Astana hosts int'l conference on SME's in Kazakhstan

"The conference must become a dialog platform on topical issues of entrepreneurship support", Kazakh Vice Minister of Economic Development and Trade Marat Kussainov said in his welcome speech.

According to organizers, participants will be familiarized with new approaches of state support of small and medium enterprises in Kazakhstan. Foreign experts will share their experience in development and support of technological and innovation entrepreneurship in the USA, tell about institutes for SMEs support in Russia, main directions of the strategy of state small business support in South Korea. The experience of Poland and France will be presented as well.

Representatives of the state bodies, business associations, higher education institutions and foreign experts take part in the forum.

The event is organized by 'Damu' Entrepreneurship Development Fund under the aegis of Economic Development and Trade Ministry and 'Samruk-Kazyna' National welfare Fund.