Growth of Kazakhstani GDP in 2011 amounted to 7.5%

/IRBIS, January 10, 2012/ - In Kazakhstan, the GDP growth in 2011 was 7.5%, said Prime Minister Karim Masimov on Twitter. "GDP growth in Kazakhstan in 2011 amounted to 7.5%. GDP per capita in 2011 - about 11,300 U.S. dollars" - those records did Karim Masimov on Twitter on Monday. He also noted that "inflation in Kazakhstan in 2011 was 7.4%." As the press service of the government notes, the task of achieving 7 percent growth in 2011, was put in front of the Government by President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the meeting April 17, 2011. Thus, in the next five years, Kazakhstan has to enter the group of countries with high income. By 2016, GDP per capita should reach at least 15 thousand U.S. dollars. For this economy needs to grow at a rate not less than 7%. [2012-01-10]