Real incomes of population of Kazakhstan grow by 5.5% in 2019 — PM

AKIPRESS.COM - Real incomes of the population of Kazakhstan increased by 5.5% in 2019, Prime Minister Askar Mamin said at the extended government meeting in Nur-Sultan, the press service of the PM reported.
"GDP growth amounted to 4.5%. The main growth drivers were construction (12.9%), trade (7.6%), transport (5.1%) and industry (3.8%). In the manufacturing industry, growth was 4.4%. Investments in fixed assets increased by 8.5%. Inflation is in the planned corridor of 4-6% at the level of 5.4% (in 2018 - 5.3%)," he noted.
Kazakhstan gained the 25th position in Doing Business moving up 3 positions, he added.
As part of the further improvement of the business environment, a package of amendments to the laws of Kazakhstan, including simplification of procedures of opening banking accounts, registration of firms, were made last year, according to him.