Small and medium-sized businesses provided employment for over 1 million people in 2025, - Ministry of Economic Development

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- In 2025, small and medium-sized enterprises created more than 1 million jobs. This information was announced by the Ministry of Economy, citing the National Statistics Committee in the context of the draft Program for the Support and Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises [SME] for the period until 2030.

The main objective of the SME-2030 program, as noted by the Ministry of Economy, is to create a clear, accessible, and institutionally protected support system for SMEs, which should contribute to sustainable economic growth, increased employment, enhanced innovation potential, and export development.

The Ministry plans to increase the share of employed individuals in the SME sector from the current 40-45% of the working-age population to 60%, as well as to increase the export of SME products by at least 25%.

According to the National Statistics Committee, in 2024, the volume of exports of goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises amounted to 1.2 billion dollars.
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