UNDP International Executive Council suggested Kazakhstan to lower level of poverty
The UNDP International Executive Council made the offer to Kazakhstan to lower level of poverty of the people living in rural regions by two times.
Almaty. April 11. Kazakhstan Today - The UNDP International Executive Council made the offer to Kazakhstan to lower level of poverty of the people living in rural regions by two times. The UN coordinator in Kazakhstan Haolyan Shu said today during media-briefing - UNDP International Executive Council about social and economic situation in Kazakhstan in Almaty, the agency reports.
The UNDP permanent representative from Malawi state Rozelin Mahmula gave the examples of the methods to reach reduction of level of poverty. "In addition to large enterprises, there is micro business ... and one of the ways to reduce poverty in rural regions is granting micro financing to the local rural residents. Owing to the access to micro crediting, countrymen can reach higher results in economic development that will give them more opportunity to improve their economic situation ... ," she explained.
"According to the analysis of the United Nations and the statistical data, the current level of poverty in Kazakhstan reaches 18.2 %. That is the percentage of people living on income below living wage ... In 2005 this parameter was below, about 11 %... In Astana, Almaty level of poverty is about 5 - 6 %," Haolyan Shu emphasized.
Among the CIS countries level of poverty in Kazakhstan is one of the lowest.
"The country has made great steps forward and has reached big results in the field of social and economic development for the last years. According to the official data of the state bodies, GDP per capita in the beginning of 2008 made $6700. According to the official data, Kazakhstan among all countries occupied 79 place in global index of human development. In the Human Development Report for 2007 Kazakhstan has risen by 6 lines and now is on the 73 place among the countries of the world," Haolyan Shu emphasized.
"According to the analysis, we defined two basic reasons why it has occurred. The first - increase of income of the population and the second - increase of life expectancy in Kazakhstan," the UNDP coordinator said.
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