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KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Kazakhstan General Economic Guide

This Section is contributed by Kazkommerts Securities

April 1998

Latest Kazakhstan Weekly News


Investment Summary
Investment Positives
Basic facts
Macroeconomic environment
Legal framework
Financial markets are in place
Major sectors for foreign investment
Key events of 1998
Implications for investors
Investment negatives
Appendices

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Key considerations

Key indicators
  • Kazakhstan is a leading economy in the Central Asian region
  • Kazakhstan has vast deposits of key mineral resources
  • The post-Soviet recession is over in most industries and real growth has begun
  • The budget deficit is low
  • Exchange rate of the national currency –Tenge is stable and there are no restrictions on capital repatriation
  • The stock market is growing rapidly
1997 GDP

US$22.3 bln

GDP per capita

US$ 1,406

1997 GDP growth rate

2.0%

1997 Budget deficit (% of GDP)

2.2%

1997 Inflation (YoY)

11.2%

Total investments (est)

US$4.0 bln

Unemployment

4.0%

Exports (est)

US$6.6 bln

External debt (% of GDP)

7.7%

Kazkommerts Securities
Analyst: Shamil Dauranov

65 Furmanov Street
Almaty 480004, Kazakhstan
Zhanna Kozlova Madina Dushimova
Tel: +7 (3272) 50 90 60
Fax: +7 (3272) 50 91 62
        +7 (3275) 81 14 98
E-mail: enquiry@kaz.kz
International Sales:
zhanna@kazks.kz
Director of Research:
madina@kazks.kz

© Kazkommerts Securities 1998. Please cite source when quoting.

This report has been prepared by Kazkommerts Securities and provided solely for information purposes to recipients only. The information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but is not necessarily complete and its accuracy cannot be guaranteed. This information does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities. Kazkommerts Securities or its affiliated persons may be buying, selling or holding long or short positions, acting as investment bankers, be represented on the Board of the issuers in securities mentioned herein. This report is not intended for the use of private investors. Investment in Kazakhstan markets is an extremely risky activity and many persons, physical and legal, may be completely or partially restricted from dealing in the Kazakhstan securities markets.


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