ASTANA. March 12. KAZINFORM. /Muratbek Makulbekov/ 24 industrial facilities to the total amount of KZT 153 billion will be finished in Pavlodar region this year. Akim of the region Bakytzhan Sagintayev informed about it at the session on the issues of forced industrial and innovation development in Akorda on Friday.

"Within the framework of Forced Industrial-Innovative Development Program for 2010-2014 the region realizes 42 investment projects. Their implementation will enable to attract KZT 800-900 billion to the region's economy and create 12,000 jobs for the period of construction. After the facilities are launched about 8,000 permanent jobs are planned to be created", he noted.

The Governor also said that out of 24 projects planned for this year 10 will be finished yet in the first half-year.