Astana is the locomotive of Kazakhstan's economy: President Nazarbayev
17:20, 5 July 2013
ASTANA. July 5. KAZINFORM "Astana is the demonstration of strategy and tactics for success of entire Kazakhstan over the years of its independence," proclaimed Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev during the solemn session dated to the 15th anniversary of the Kazakh capital at the "Astana Opera" State Opera and Ballet Theater.
"You be the judge, over the last 15 years the capital has demonstrated an unprecedented growth of the municipal economy and population," stressed President Nazarbayev.
Nursultan Nazarbayev also noted over that period the volume of Astana's gross regional product has went up from KZT 60 billion to 2.7 trillion. "Astana has become the locomotive of Kazakhstan's economy,"