This year, 29 new production facilities are being opened in the Karaganda region. Major projects include plants for the production of steel pipes, aluminum radiators, ferroalloys, as well as new facilities in mechanical engineering. Thanks to this, more than two thousand people will get jobs.

The head of the region, Ermaganbet Bulekpayev, reported to the deputies at the session of the regional maslikhat and told how the tasks set by the President are being implemented.

- In the 2025 Message, the President emphasized that the country needs to develop the manufacturing industry and give the industry a new impetus. This priority is already being implemented in our field. The share of the manufacturing industry in the total volume is 76%. Mechanical engineering has also grown, the production volume of which for 8 months of 2025 amounted to 312.5 billion tenge, which is 10.5% more than in the same period last year. At the same time, the share of mechanical engineering in the manufacturing industry reached 13%. Thanks to the development of mechanical engineering in the Saran industrial zone, we managed to bring Saran out of the status of a single-industry town, creating new jobs and diversifying the economy," said the governor of the region.

The region's industry has grown by 7% in eight months. Almost 645 billion tenge of investments were attracted, which is 11% more than a year ago.

The unemployment rate in the region remains one of the lowest in the country, at about 4%.

Active housing construction continues – 351 thousand square meters have been commissioned in eight months. By the end of the year, 1,330 waiting listers will receive apartments.

New water supply networks are being built in villages and towns, gasification is being expanded and roads are being repaired. This year, the issue of clean drinking water should be fully resolved in the region.

Special attention is also paid to the social sphere. More than half of the regional budget is allocated to medicine, education and assistance to those in need. This year, five new kindergartens have already been opened in the region and six schools have been built. In accordance with the instructions of the Head of State on the modernization of rural healthcare, 65 facilities have been built, and 27 more will be commissioned.

- We see the result of our joint work. Both industry, agriculture, and the social sphere are showing growth. The President set the task to ensure economic growth of at least 7%. We set a goal to achieve even more," emphasized Ermaganbet Bulekpayev.

The deputies accepted the akim's report and gave a positive assessment of the work of the local executive authorities.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/karaganda/press/news/details/1079380?lang=kk