Astana. September 26. Kazakhstan Today - For first six months of 2008 volume of investments into fixed capital in Kazakhstan has grown by 12.5 % in comparison with the similar period of the last year. Vice Minister of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan, Dulat Kuterbekov, informed during VII International Conference TransEurasia - 2008 on Thursday, the agency reports. "For half a year volume of investments into fixed capital has made more $12.5 billion and it is practically more by 12.5 % compared to the similar period of 2007," D. Kuterbekov said. In this connection he reminded that the portion of Kazakhstan volume of direct foreign investments into the economy of all Central-Asian region exceeds 80 %. "Direct foreign investments into the economy of the Republic have exceeded $70 billion," Transport Ministry representative said.