Government decides to develop agglomerations in Kazakhstan

Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yerbolat Dossayev said that the document was developed on the instruction given by the President in his state-of-the-nation address.

In international practice, the development of agglomerations as growth poles, allows to concentrate the economic and employment potential of the country, to achieve economies of scale. In this regard, based on selected criteria there was held the analysis of the agglomeration potential of the cities in Kazakhstan, the results of which will be used to define: agglomerations of the first level, which consist of Astana, Almaty and Shymkent; agglomerations of the second level - Aktobe and Aktau.

The program provides for coordinated development of infrastructure of agglomerations and zones of influence, as well as improvement of urban planning and institutional policy of development of agglomerations.

The main instruments of this process will be the state projects, projects of the state-private partnership and other mechanisms of state and sectoral programs.