ASTANA. March 17. KAZINFORM. /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Kazakhstan is in excellent condition to meet the challenges of growth in demand for resources. Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov has said it at the 1st Mining and Exploration Forum Minex Central Asia -2010.

"Growth of global population and rising urbanization will continuously increase the demand for resources. The mining and exploration and mining-metallurgical industries of Kazakhstan are still the important branches of the country's economy", K. Massimov noted.

According to him, the mining sector represents a significant share of the GDP, export volumes and industrial output. Kazakhstan has one of the largest natural resource bases in the world. The country is in excellent condition to meet increase in demand in the future, including our traditional markets as well as rapidly developing economies of Asia and the Middle East.