Investments in fixed assets in 8 months of 2018 exceeded last year's figures of the same period by 33% and amounted to 6.4 trillion tg. Funding of fixed capital is growing at a steady pace from year to year. For example, back in 2013 for the relevant period, 3.4 trillion tg was invested in fixed assets, and in 2017 - 4.8 trillion tg.
The main source of financing is still the company's own funds, which account for 72.9% or 4.7 trillion tg of all allocated funds. Budget funds directed to capital investments amounted to 746.3 billion tenge. Investments from bank loans and borrowed funds amounted to 986.9 and 788 billion tenge, respectively.
Investments in fixed assets are divided into two main groups of internal and external. Domestic investments for January-July of this year amounted to 4.5 trillion tg, which is 27% more than a year earlier at 3.6 trillion tg. Their share comprise 70.8% of all investments.
The main invest-magnet is the Atyrau region, due to its saturation with oil fields. Over the past eight months, 1.3 trillion tg was channelled to the region through domestic investments. Investments in the capital for the same period amounted to 439.5 billion tenge, which is 3.1% less than a year earlier. Shymkent closes the top three regional leaders with 388.2 billion tenge.
External investments in fixed assets of enterprises for the same 7 months amounted to 1.9 trillion tg, 50.2% more than a year earlier. Foreign investment accounts for 29.2% of all investments.
As in the case of domestic investment, Atyrau region is the leader in attracting foreign investments at 981.6 billion tenge, against 630.2 billion tenge a year earlier. The next is Astana, investments in which increased 3 times, from 51.7 to 158.4 billion tenge. WKO closes the TOP-3 of the most attractive regions for foreign investments at 135.7 billion tenge.
Reported by Finprom (Kazakhstan).
