Astana. June 18. Kazakhstan Today - The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev charged akimats to strengthen support for small and medium business. The President gave such assignment on Tuesday at the working meeting with the management and members of the government that discussed a number of actual economic issues, the agency reports referring to telechannel Habar. "First of all, all akimats of the oblasts, cities and regions should support small and medium business through credits, elimination of administrative barriers, and non-interference into their work," N. Nazarbayev emphasized. "After all, they create basis of the local budget," he noted. "The government and the president's administration will see to realization of the assignment," the President said.