Q1 2011 Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover 33.2% up
Exports for the period grew by 36%, with imports growing by 26%.
Kazakhstan’s exports to Customs Union grow by 57.2%
Kazakhstan’s exports to the Customs Union for the Q1 2011 totaled $ 1.9 billion.
Kazakhstan’s external trade statistics
Kazakhstan’s external trade turnover in 2010 grew by ¼ as compared to 2009, reaching $89 billion.
Saudi Arabia interested in grain imports from Kazakhstan
When the railway link Uzen – Turkmenistan border is completed, Kazakhstan will get an access to the Persian Gulf. This will cut down the transportation route to Saudi Arabia: Minister of Transport and Communications Berik Kamaliyev.
Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry has no plans to ban grain exports
Kazakhstan can export 5.5. million tons of grain in the 2010-2011 marketing year: Agriculture Ministry.
Kazakhstan GDP grew 6.5% in Q1 2011
Ministry of Economic Development announced the Q1 2011 economic results. Customs Union yielded noticeable results.
UAE lifted ban on cattle import from Kazakhstan
United Arab Emirates lifted ban of small cattle import from Kazakhstan. World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reported that Kazakhstan is a goat pox free zone.
