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Gov’t, Business Leaders Seek to Improve Kazakhstan’s Competitiveness

In April 2007, USAID’s Regional Competitiveness Initiative and its Kazakhstan Small Business Development Project jointly organized an Economic Growth and Competitiveness Forum to generate discussion among government and business representatives on the means to achieve Kazakhstan’s goal of becoming one of the world’s 50 most competitive countries. According to the 2006 World Economic Forum Competitiveness Index, Kazakhstan ranks 56 out of 125 countries.

To further economic growth, forum participants resolved to focus on improving innovation, health, education, judicial independence, as well as business sophistication and efficiency. Targeted action in these areas are intended to improve the country’s ranking while creating new jobs, opportunities, and a better quality of life, for Kazakhstan’s citizens.

The competitiveness conference was opened by Prime Minister Karim Massimov
The competitiveness conference was opened by Prime Minister Karim Massimov
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Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:00:39 -0500
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