In 2002 Kazakhstan enterprises within the framework of import substitution sold production for KZT107.1 bn

/Kazakhstan today, February 24, 03/ - According to results of 2002 Kazakhstan enterprises within the framework of import substitution program sold goods and services for KZT107.1 bn that is more by 46.5% than in 2001. this figure was called during the work of the republican conference on import substitution on February 24 in Almaty, which had been organized by Kazakhstan Ministry of industry and trade (MIT). Due to the program there were created 15.8 th. new workplaces at 184 enterprises, at 24 enterprises there were introduced international system of quality control ISO. As was informed before, whereas there was general production growth in Kazakhstan in 2002 there was decrease of industrial production by 2%. One of the main reasons of the falling, as representatives of MIT informed, is ending of investment project at KIO and, as the result, decrease of purchases of industrial production. On the other hand number of representatives -importers decreased volumes of agreements referring to high price and low quality of Kazakhstan production. Representatives of a number of Kazakhstan engineering enterprises, from their part, expressed their dissatisfaction that large companies-importers are closed and inaccessibility of information about their activity that does not let producers plan their activity. According to the information of MIT, major task of the conference is coordination of import substitution policy with conception of Kazakhstan industrial development, which is being developed, working out of offers on realization of conceptions and industrial policy and import substitution policy, increasing of the stake of Kazakhstan production and services in the volume of companies- importers purchases. 26 largest companies-importers take place in the conference, including KEGOC, Kazakhstan temir zholy, Kazakhtelecom OJSC, Ispat-Karmet, Aluminium of Kazakhstan OJSC, KIO and other, and also 303 Kazakhstan enterprises, which are suppliers of production and services. The work of the conference will be finished on February 26. [2003-02-24]