We should prepare the country's economy to meet crisis, N. Nazarbayev
11:12, 27 January 2012
ASTANA. January 27. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ "We should prepare the country's economy to meet crisis," President Nursultan Nazarbayev told delivering his annual State of-the-Nation Address at a joint sitting of the Parliament in Astana.
"Kazakhstan enters confidently the third decade of its independence. The newly-formed Government and Parliament have started their work. The country's economic growth made 7.5%, per capita GDP exceeded USD 11,000 in 2011, " Nursultan Nazarbayev said.
"As you see, the forecasted global crisis becomes a reality. According to the experts, the new crisis may last for 5-6 years," the President noted.