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Central Asian states face high climate change risks

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CENTRAL ASIA

Climate change in Central Asia.

Russian recession will blunt Central Asian growth

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CIS

Russia's economic problems caused by the low price of oil and to a lesser extent Western sanctions are a challenge for Kazakhstan and the four other Central Asian states. In its…

Kazakhstan reliant on Russia but not compliant

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KAZAKHSTAN

Russia has long had ambitions to invest the EEU with political as well as economic function, but Kazakhstan has resisted this strongly. The Kazakh authorities still see the EEU as…

Kazakhstan's economic prospects brighten

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KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan's economy is coming out of a period of subdued growth. An improved external environment, increased oil production and the delayed impacts of past fiscal spending are…

Turkmenistan is ill-equipped to adapt to low gas price

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TURKMENISTAN

Shortages in Turkmenistan despite gas wealth.

Prospects for Central Asia in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for Central Asia in 2017.

New Kazakh leader will prioritise caution over change

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KAZAKHSTAN

Challenges facing Kazakhstan under a new president.

Russian dominance limits Eurasian bloc's prospects

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CIS

Two years on from its founding in 2015, the EEU has not created the expected boom in trade among member states, and is hampered by internal disagreements and persistent trade…

Kazakh fiscal buffers soften oil and COVID-19 blows

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KAZAKHSTAN

The projected fiscal deficit of 3.5% of GDP assumes a forecast 2.1% economic contraction this year. The authorities have used their ample fiscal space and large sovereign wealth…