Profit of large- and medium-scale enterprises of Kazakhstan for the second quarter of 2011 increased by 21.5%

/IRBIS, October 14, 2011/ - The financial result of large and medium-sized enterprises in the second quarter 2011 was determined as profit in the amount of KZT 1,617.8 billion, said today the Republic of Kazakhstan Agency on Statistics. As noted, the financial result of large and medium-sized enterprises in the second quarter 2011 determined as the profit in the amount of 1,617.8 billion tenge, which is 21.5% above the same period of 2010. The level of profitability was 29.6%. The share of unprofitable enterprises among the total number of report was 37.1%. Number of registered legal entities as of October 1, 2011 amounted to 297,452 units, an increase over the same period last year by 102.5%, including 281,331 units with staff less than 50 employees. The number of operating entities totaled 176,008, among which small firms account for 161,011 units. Number of small business entities (legal persons) in the country amounted to 214,496 units and an increase over the same period last year by 103.4%. [2011-10-14]