Kazakhstan
Amid sanctions, Kazakh firm stops supplying Russian steelworks
Kazakh companies are treading carefully doing business with Russia.
Lukashenko hits out at lack of unity shown by member nations of Russia-led military bloc
In front of Putin in Moscow, Belarusian dictator addresses counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Armenia.
bneGREEN: Climate change, war in Ukraine and rising prices create perfect storm threatening global food security
The war in Ukraine has interrupted grain exports from the country and could create a global food crisis as vulnerable wheat importing countries in Africa and the Middle East face shortages and rising prices.
EBRD expects 30% GDP contraction in Ukraine in 2022, lowers emerging Europe projections
The EBRD has cut its 2022 emerging Europe growth forecasts again, reflecting a sharp downgrade for Ukraine and the regional fallout from the war and sanctions.
PMI data show Kazakh manufacturing sector remaining in contraction territory in April
New orders decreased for fifth successive month due to price hikes and lack of customers. Rate of decline eased significantly from previous month, however, as some firms able to secure new business.
Will landlocked Kazakhstan prove a lure for Russian beach bums?
Kazakhstan is set to become the new Turkey, according to enthusiastic sales pitches from Russian travel agencies.
NEMETHY: How will the war in Ukraine affect Emerging Markets?
We have all heard the adage that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon could affect the weather patterns on the other side of the planet. Might the war in Ukraine also have such unintended consequences?
Kremlin ‘attack dog’ unsettles Kazakhs who fear Russia’s territorial ambitions
Talk show anchor who suggested Kazakhstan might suffer same fate as Ukraine prompts memories of Vladimir Putin once stating that historically “the Kazakhs never had statehood”.
Kazakh businesses reliant on Russia for re-exports wary of knock-on effects of war sanctions
Traders in Kazakhstan, meanwhile, see opportunities in building up re-exports to the Russian market.
Kazakhstan: CPC pipeline resumes working after a month of inactivity
Repairs took place a few days after Kazakh officials met with CPC management in Moscow.
New shipping interest in river linking Kazakhstan, China to Arctic Ocean via Russia
Russian, Kazakh officials see potential of the Irtysh, the longest tributary river in the world, as under-exploited.
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Sanctioned Russian banks seeking way out of Kazakhstan
Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan has been fully bought out by Kazakh peer CenterCredit.
Kazakhstan braces for fresh weakening of tenge in May amid Ukraine war uncertainy
Analyst notes currency reacts to rate of ruble against dollar more than it does to oil price or any other factors.
Kazakhstan bolsters defences amid Russian invasion of Ukraine
In its current state, Kazakhstan’s army is in little condition to discourage sabre-rattling from the north.
Russians flock to Central Asia to open sanctions-busting bank accounts
Some 10,000 Russian citizens have received personal identification numbers in Kazakhstan since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Kazakhstan seeks to thread diplomatic needle over Russia’s Ukraine war
Diplomats are trying to put distance between Nur-Sultan and Moscow, but Tokayev wants to show he is still loyal.
LONG READ: Afghanistan key to uncorking Russia's access to South Asia
To the West, Russia is once more viewed as an international pariah. For a viable economic path, Moscow must look east and south across Asia. Afghanistan as well as Central Asia could be crucial to its plans.
Kazakh manufacturing PMI returns to contraction territory following Ukraine invasion
Currency depreciation and squeezed availability of inputs linked to sanctions effects on Russia send index down to 46.8 in March.
Moscow warns Islamist militant infiltration of Central Asia could 'export instability to Russia'
Foreign Minister Lavrov says plans of Islamic State and build-up of detachments of Jamaat Ansarullah and Islamic Movement Uzbekistan around Afghan-Tajik and Afghan-Uzbek borders “are an alarming sign”.
EBRD slashes 2022 growth forecasts but only nations embroiled in war to enter recession
Ukraine's economy forecast to contract by 20% and projections worsen across emerging Europe — except for Eurasian oil and gas producers Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
