During the meeting, the Head of State noted the effect of the completed activity of the Cabinet starting this year and placed greater focus on the importance of the continued good implementation of the state and sectoral programs in various sectors of economic activity.
- The current year is nearly over. In the course of that period a lot has been done. We held the EXPO, the OIC Summit on Science and Technology. We are carrying out projects in other areas as well. In general, the economy shows stability, the President of Kazakhstan said.
In turn, Bakytzhan Sagintayev reported to Nursultan Nazarbayev about the results of the country’s socio-economic development for 10 months of 2017, pointing to the positive dynamics of a number of indicators.
- According to the results of ten months of this year, GDP growth has grown by 4 percent. There is a positive dynamics of short-term economic indicators in all key sectors. By the end of the year, we are expecting a positive effect from the implementation of projects aimed at increasing the country's transit and transport potential, the Prime Minister said.
In addition, Bakytzhan Sagintayev informed the Head of State about the increase in the volume of investments in total capital by 6.5%. The Prime Minister noted that the main growth in this indicator lies in increasing the volume of private investment in the country’s economy.
In conclusion, the President of Kazakhstan has given a number of specific instructions.