Kazakhstan

Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykanov met with British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Members of Parliament on a July visit to the UK. The issue of Kazakh-British trade was high on... 2011-07-26

The European Bank for Rebuilding and Development released a report on July 22 stating that the Central Asia republics are on a firm recovery path following the 2009 global economic... 2011-07-26

Signs of worsening health conditions of President Nursultan Nazarbayev's, coupled with the absence of a strong candidate for succession, are a growing concern for policy continuity... 2011-07-26

Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov met with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on May 14 to discuss bilateral cooperation. Meanwhile, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has announced... 2011-05-19

We maintain our upbeat assessment of the Kazakh growth story for the coming quarters, with first quarter real GDP growth of 6.9% largely in line with our forecast for economic expansion... 2011-05-19

The re-election of President Nursultan Nazarbayev on April 3 bolsters the nation's already sanguine short-term political outlook, with the president well placed to further his economic... 2011-05-16

Kazakhstan's presidential election has been moved forward from December 2012 to April 3 2011, and we expect the incumbent Nursultan Nazarbayev to cruise to victory. The Organisation... 2011-03-28

Inflation ticked up to 8.8% y-o-y in February, from 8.1% the previous month and 7.4% in February 2010. We previously stated that inflation was likely edge higher, not only due to the... 2011-03-28

Kazakhstan's economic potential over the medium term will remain constrained by poor conditions within the domestic banking sector. That said, while growth will remain below pre-crisis... 2011-03-15

Inflation has continued to tick upwards in recent months, rising to 7.8% y-o-y as of December, up from 7.3% back in September. We previously stated this could occur owing to normalisation... 2011-01-27