This edition of the Kazakhstan Country Economic Update (CEU) is part of a semi-annual series designed to monitor socio …-economic developments in Kazakhstan. It presents a concise analysis of political, economic and social developments, as well as a progress … highlighting the findings of the Kazakhstan Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) and the Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD …

Iraq's economy is gradually emerging from the deep recession caused by the pandemic and the plunge in oil prices in …

The Country Opinion Survey in Kazakhstan assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how … stakeholders in Kazakhstan perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments …, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Kazakhstan on 1) their views regarding …

After suffering a pandemic-driven slump in 2020, Kazakhstan's economic recovery is on track, having sustained quarterly … for lower-income households. We project real GDP growth in the 3.5-4.0 percent range in 2022, although the economy will …

This edition of the Kazakhstan Economic Update is part of a biannual series designed to monitor economic developments … in Kazakhstan. It presents a concise analysis of macroeconomic and structural conditions from late 2015 through the first …

welcoming effect for Kazakhstan in terms of enhancing the economy's buffers and supporting growth, it may also reduce the … developing a Dutch-Disease type of episode that could reduce economy's competitiveness and lower opportunities for … tradable nonoil sector's role in the economy, the government must demonstrate significant improvements to the rule of law, the …

After experiencing exceptional economic growth in the 2000s, Kazakhstan's economy has slowed sharply since the global … prices, and structural degradation of the economy. Kazakhstan's productivity growth has steadily fallen over the past two … decades. Falling within-sector productivity improvements are the driving force behind Kazakhstan's productivity slowdown. The …

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world economy upside down. As recently as January 2020, analysts and various … institutions projected that, this year, the global economy would haverecovered from the lowest growth since post-global financial … economy entereda serious recession in February, and global commodity prices tumbled. The earlier failure of OPEC and its …

Kazakhstan's economy is set to experience a moderate growth acceleration, with real GDP forecast to rise by 3.5 percent …

of the economy and the impact on vulnerable people. Indeed, a 20 percent reduction in water supply with changes in crop …