Kazakhstan to set up KazAID agency to help Muslim countries
23:10, 15 November 2012
ASTANA. November 15. KAZINFORM "Kazakhstan works at the establishment of the KazAID agency to help Muslim countries", Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov said taking the floor at the 39th meeting of the OIC Foreign Ministers in Djibouti.
"Kazakhstan ranks third among the countries with the most dynamic economies in the 21st century. The country's middle class is growing and becomes more prosperous. As of today Kazakhstan has attracted more than USD 160 bln of foreign investments. For a short period of time the country's GDP per capita grew from USD 700 to USD 12,000, and by our assumption it is expected to reach USD 24,000 by 2017," he added.
"Kazakhstan works at the KazAID agency to render large technical support to the countries of Central Asia and other OIC member states."