ASTANA. August 31. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ the Kazakh Government has approved draft Forecast of socio-economic development of the country for 2011-2015. Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova has represented the document to the Kazakh Government on Tuesday, August 31.

Earlier, Minister Z.Aitzhanova noted that the forecast was formed taking into account tendencies of the world economy, situations at the world commodity markets and prospects of development of the sectors of the Kazakh economy in the first half-year of this year.

During forming macroeconomic forecast there were taken into account estimations of international organizations on growth of the world economy and world prices on main export goods (oil, metals and etc.)

"The forecast is based on oil prices in 2011-2015. The world prices on metals in 2011-2015 will increase by 10-15 percent", the Minister said.