Kazakh Government predicts increase in the volume of trade

As earlier reported, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov tabled the revised socio-economic development forecast for 2011.

"2011 exports of goods will make USD 76.3 bln that is USD 17.2bln more against the approved forecast. Higher figures are based on higher prices for the main export products. 2011 imports of goods will reach USD 38.4 bln that is USD 4.6 bln more that the approved forecast," Kelimbetov resumed.