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Business should be the driving force of the national economy in Kazakhstan

"Addressing the participants, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that today's meeting of the Business Council is the first after the publication of the Strategy "Kazakhstan - 2050".

Astana. April 11. Kazakhstan Today - Today, under the chairmanship of President Nursultan Nazarbayev a meeting of the Business Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held, Kazakhstan Today reports.

"Addressing the participants, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that today's meeting of the Business Council is the first after the publication of the Strategy "Kazakhstan - 2050", the Presidential press service informed.

"We have set an ambitious goal - to enter the top thirty most developed economies in the world. Strong economy is a strong business, the high competitiveness of domestic enterprises, their co-operation. I designated supporting local business as the second most important direction of the new policy," said the President of Kazakhstan.

The head of state stressed that this vector of long-term action includes a number of system problems.

"First, Kazakhstan business should be the driving force of the national economy. Share of small and medium-sized businesses needs to be increased at least twice. Secondly, there is a major challenge to the second wave of privatization. Its subjects must be capable and effective Kazakh entrepreneurs. Third, we must quickly develop and implement measures that will stimulate the accelerated transition of small businesses and entrepreneurs in the category of averages. Fourth, it is important to create the conditions for business cooperation, especially at the regional level. We should also discuss the draft model of the compulsory participation of entrepreneurs in the National House of entrepreneurs. Fifthly, the new political course must comply with the new principles of government involvement in the regulation of economic activity, including qualitative level of state support for entrepreneurs," said Nursultan Nazarbayev.

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