OREANDA-NEWS. July 14, 2014. The meeting of President Nursultan Nazarbayev with Prime Minister Karim Massimov and President of the National Bank Kairat Kelimbetov has been held, the press service of Acorda reads.

During the meeting, K. Massimov reported to the President on the main results of economic development of the country in the first half-yearand announced plans of the Government for the second half-year.

Nursultan Nazarbayev noted the need to ensure the stability of main macroeconomic indicators and situation on the currency market, and he focused on the analysis of systemic risk due to the current situation in global financial markets.

K. Kelimbetov reported on the state of financial sector and banking system, as well as the monetary policy conducted by the National Bank.

According to the head of the National Bank, real GDP growth was 3.8% during the first quarter of 2014. Compared with the first quarter of 2013, export of goods increased by 10.8% reaching USD 22.7 billion, while import decreased by 14.6% amounting to USD 8.7 billion. According to preliminary data, the size of the National Fund amounted to about USD 77 billion.

Following the meeting, the Head of State gave a number of specific instructions to ensure stability of the country’s financial system and preservation of economic growth rates.