Forced industrialization program to be activated in Almaty - Mayor
12:25, 9 February 2011
ALMATY. February 9. KAZINFORM /Yekaterina Ionova/ Food logistic center "GEGA" is planned to be put into operation in Almaty in 2011 within the Forced Industrial-Innovative Development Program. The food and pharmaceutical industries will be further developed as well. This will allow to reduce the import dependence and increase the Kazakh content. Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov has made it public today.
"The industrial zone of 345 ha formed in Alatau district will be a promising point of the city's economic growth", the Mayor said.
He also noted that the newly created Socio-Entrepreneurial Corporation "Almaty" would be the main instrument of industrial-innovative development.
The realization of the Road Business Map - 2020 will be activated in 2011. It will include measures on business personnel training, creation of social jobs and youth practice.