Kazakhstan

Kazakh consumer price growth continues to spiral higher, reaching 19.5% y-o-y according to latest figures for May. In light of the persisting inflationary climate, we have revised... 2008-06-03

The Kazakh parliament has approved new expenditures to coincide with an expected increase in oil revenues and demands for public sector wage and pension rises owing to increasing... 2008-06-03

Inflation continued to surge in February, with the consumer price index increasing by 18.8% y-o-y, marginally up from 18.7% the previous month, representing a substantial acceleration... 2008-04-08

The Kazakh government is expected to conclude on April 8 the discussion of the planned export duty for oil which should become effective as early as mid-2008, with the aim to stabilize... 2008-04-08

We believe that the government's growing influence in the energy sector will create a powerful bargaining tool in bilateral negotiations, particularly with Russia and China, the major... 2008-04-01

The latest spike in international interest in Kazakhstan's banking sector comes as little surprise to BMI. With the highly leveraged banking sector remaining exposed to the global... 2008-02-01

Kazakhstan's economy is among the most vulnerable emerging market economies to tighter global credit conditions. A dry-up in bank loans will see economic growth slow significantly... 2008-01-30

The ongoing dispute over the Kashagan oilfield between the consortium of Western investors led by Italy's Eni and the Kazakh government, is threatening to stall further amid new... 2007-11-26

Kazakh inflation continues to rise unabated, with the October consumer price index (CPI) spiking to a seven-year high of 15.3% y-o-y, up from 11.2% y-o-y in September, driven in large... 2007-11-26

Prospects of tripling oil output will insure the Kazakh economy from a hard landing of the economy any time soon. However, the economy is is at risk of falling back to its earlier... 2007-11-26