Volume of foreign trade of Kazakhstan with Russia and Belarus increased within CU - U.Shukeyev

First Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev has announced it at a roundtable "The Single Economic Space: new opportunities for Kazakhstan".

According to his data, trade turnover in the republic increased by almost 50 percent due to export to these countries. U.Shukeyev estimated such tendency as landmark. "The volume of foreign trade with Russia and Belarus has increased. Over nine months of 2010 export of the Kazakh production to the Russian Federation increased. Trade turnover in the republic increased by 47.2 percent due to increase in export", the First Vice Premier said.

U.Shukeyev announced that since joining the Customs Union import to Kazakhstan from the third countries has significantly decreased. In his opinion, such situation will allow to create additional protection for the domestic business.