The Governor reported to the President on the progress of implementation of the instructions given by the President on the construction of a new administrative and business center in Shymkent and reaching the city’s population of one million people. Askar Myrzakhmetov also told about the main socio-economic indicators of the region, as well as the progress of the realization of the government programmes.
Following the meeting, the President gave a number of specific instructions on further effective realization of the government programmes and improving the well-being of people in the region.
According to Askar Myrzakhmetov, 31 projects have been implemented in the South Kazakhstan region since launching the accelerated industrial development programme. Twenty-nine projects have been included in the Industrialization Map, seven of them were completed in the first half of the year. The rest will be completed by the end of the year. More than 150 projects were supported in the region under the Business Road Map Programme.