Eurasia / Data
Kazakhstan’s services sector enters negative zone for first time in 10 months, October PMI shows
Business confidence remains historically subdued.
October PMI shows Kazakhstan’s manufacturing declined for fifth consecutive month
Renewed fall in new orders. Some firms point to difficulties receiving goods via stringent Russian customs checks.
Uzbekistan’s annual inflation edges down to 7.8% in October
Lowest reading posted since 2017. Central bank's year-end forecast is 8%.
Uzbekistan’s nine-month foreign trade nears $60bn
Export growth of 33% and import expansion of 16% y/y produce $6.4bn deficit.
World Bank forecasts diverging growth paths for South Caucasus economies
Georgia maintains strong momentum, Armenia stabilises but Azerbaijan's economy slows amid declining oil output and weak digital capacity, World Bank report says.
Kazakhstan’s services sector cools to weakest pace since March, PMI shows
Business confidence hits 28-month low. Companies cautious with new tax rules on horizon.
$2.74bn knocked off Uzbekistan's current account deficit in first half
Officials credit big improvement in trade balance and larger flows of remittances in explaining turnaround.
Annual inflation in Uzbekistan drops 0.8 pp to 8% in September
Both food and non-food prices up 6.1% year-to-date.
Marked fall in output hit Kazakhstan’s manufacturing in September, PMI shows
New orders, however, return to growth.
Uzbekistan’s foreign trade climbs 20% to $51bn in Jan-Aug
Analyst notes strong Chinese export flows to Central Asian country but says great percentage of shipments were actually bound for Russia.
State of global democracy - Statista
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Extreme poverty falling steadily – OWID
To track progress towards ending extreme poverty, the United Nations relies on World Bank estimates of the number of people living below a poverty threshold called the “International Poverty Line” (IPL), Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
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PMI records softer rise in Kazakhstan services in August
Sentiment at three-month high, but rising cost inflation complicating demand support.
August brought another sharp decline in Kazakhstan’s manufacturing industry, PMI shows
Demand weakens. New orders fall for first time in 19 months.
Annual inflation in Uzbekistan edges down to 8.8% in August
Consumer prices also picked up 0.4% m/m, ending a brief phase of monthly declines.
Georgian exports hit record $3.8bn in January-July 2025
Exports in January-July 2025 totalled $3.8bn, but Georgia's trade deficit remained high at $6.5bn or 46% of foreign trade turnover.
Kazakhstan pulls ahead of Russia for GDP per capita
Development a serious blow to Russian prestige.
Kazakhstan’s tenge depreciation roulette: seasonal, speculative or fundamental?
Currency has suffered a run of new lows. Analysts are divided on why and where it will stabilise.