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Trade surplus up threefold in H1 2010
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s foreign trade surplus reached $16.7 billion in the first half of 2010, up more than threefold from $4 billion dollars in the first half of 2009 , the State Statistics Bureau said Friday.
Metals production up in January through July - Statistics Agency
(SRI) - In January through July, Kazakhstan produced 2.4 million tonnes of crude steel, up 7.6% year-on-year, and 1.61 million tonnes of flat rolled steel, down 6.8% year-on-year, the State Statistics Agency reported.
Central bank reports current account surplus of $5.7 billion in H1
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s current account surplus totaled $5.7 billion in the first half of 2010, according to preliminary numbers released by the National Bank of Kazakhstan last week.
July inflation 0.2% - statistics agency
(SRI) - Monthly inflation in Kazakhstan totaled 0.2% in July, bringing year-to-date inflation to 4.6%, the state statistics agency said on Monday. In the last 12 months, consumer crises rose by 6.7%.
Bank lending slightly down in H1 - central bank
(SRI) - Bank lending in Kazakhstan decreased in the first half of 2010 by 2.2% to KZT7.476 trillion ($50.9 billion), the National Bank of Kazakhstan said on Thursday.
Inflation slows to 0.6 percent in May
(SRI) - Inflation in Kazakhstan rose 0.6 percent month-on-month in May, down from 0.7 percent in each March and April, the state statistics agency said on Tuesday.
GDP grows 7.1 percent in Q1 - Statistics Agency
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s cumulative GDP was KZT881.6 billion ($6 billion) in the first quarter of 2010, up 7.1 percent year-on-year, Alikhan Smailov, head of the State Statistics Agency said on Monday.
Kazakhstan’s iron ore and ferroalloy production up in January - April
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s crude steel output rose 4.0 percent year-on-year in January through April to 1.267 million tonnes while flat rolled steel production declined 9.7 percent to 0.882 million metric tonnes, the State Statistics Agency reported.
Industrial output up 11.8 percent in Jan-April
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s industrial output rose 11.8 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2010, the State Statistics Agency said on Wednesday.
Kazakhstan adjusts growth forecast as GDP grows by 7.6 percent in first four months
(SRI) - Kazakhstan has raised its economic growth forecast for 2010 to 7 percent as the economy grew on the back of surging prices for oil and other commodities.
