AKIPRESS.COM - About 20,000 new jobs will be created during the EXPO-2017 specialized exhibition in Astana, said Chairman of the Board of Astana EXPO-2017 JSC Talgat Yermegiyayev during the media briefing on Monday.

“I believe SME entities will benefit from it. About 20 thousand new jobs will be created during the period of preparation and holding the exhibition that will be preserved after the exhibition,” he said.

According to Yermegiyayev, the construction of the EXPO city will be started after the approval of the registration dossier in June this year, the Central Communications Service reported.