Main priorities and prospects of economic development of Pavlodar

In the article the results of an analytical assessment of economic capacity of Pavlodar city are considered. Determination of internal reserves of socio-economic development of the region currently becomes an important task solution of which requires development of new approaches to definition of essence, structures, methods of an assessment of social and economic potential. The size of social and economic capacity of the region characterizes a level of development of productive forces, defines competitiveness and extent of capitalization of the enterprises.