Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was informed about the indicators of socio-economic development of the country, the progress of the harvesting campaign and preparation for the heating season.

As Olzhas Bektenov reported, economic growth for January-August was 3.7%. The largest increase was shown by the sectors of construction (8.8%), transport and warehousing (7.9%), communications (7.4%), trade (5.5%), manufacturing (4.9%).

In agriculture, the volume of concessional financing increased 3 times and reached 580 billion tenge. As of today, 70.2% of the country's area of grain and leguminous crops has been harvested and 17.2 million tonnes of grain has been threshed. Agrarians are provided with a sufficient amount of favourable fuel.

The Head of State was informed that all regions are preparing for the heating season. The readiness of social facilities has been ensured, and 98.3 per cent of residential buildings have been completed. The annual demand of power plants for coal is 60 million tonnes, the available stock meets the norm.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was acquainted with the progress of his instructions to eliminate the consequences of floods and measures to prevent floods next year. All the victims were provided with social support and compensation for damaged property. 5,767 housing units have been purchased and issued, 2,576 new houses have been built, and work is being completed on 104 objects in Akmola and West Kazakhstan regions. The plan of flood control measures is being implemented.

At the end of the meeting, the Head of State gave a number of instructions to further unlock the country's industrial potential and modernise the infrastructure.

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