ASTANA.  March 5. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Government's special operation group headed by Umirzak Shukeyev, First Vice PM, has finished its working visit around Akmola oblast.

The members of the group surveyed 8 investment projects. Five of them to the amount of over KZT 76 bln are planned to be implemented by July 1, 2010. Three projects worth KZT 6 bln are to be completed in the second half of the current year.

Today afternoon U. Shukeyev met with the managers of large investment projects being realized in the region in order to define and find solution of the problems emerging within their realization.

Upon completion of the visit Shukeyev participated in a conference devoted to discussion of the country's forced industrial-innovative development, increasing the share of the domestic content, preparation for spring sawing campaign as well as modernization of housing and utilities infrastructure. The conference was held in the region's Akimat.