Kazakhstan : The Economy Has Bottomed Out--What is Next?

In 2016, Kazakhstan’s GDP growth continued to slow and real wages declined further, negatively affecting poverty rates. The authorities reacted by extending additional spending measures and easing monetary conditions. In the medium term, Kazakhstan...

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spelling okr-10986-266712021-05-25T09:49:15Z Kazakhstan : The Economy Has Bottomed Out--What is Next? World Bank Group ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC GROWTH MACROECONOMIC POLICY STRUCTURAL REFORM RISKS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY In 2016, Kazakhstan’s GDP growth continued to slow and real wages declined further, negatively affecting poverty rates. The authorities reacted by extending additional spending measures and easing monetary conditions. In the medium term, Kazakhstan’s economic growth rate is projected to pick up slowly, but it will remain below pre-2014 levels (when the oil price shock hit the economy). In the longer term, Kazakhstan’s desire for an economic transformation to more sustainable and inclusive growth will require completing the macroeconomic adjustment, addressing the legacy of SOEs and financial sector issues, and fostering development of a more dynamic, export-oriented and productive private sector. 2017-05-19T18:36:36Z 2017-05-19T18:36:36Z 2017-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/585891494402103086/Kazakhstan-The-economy-has-bottomed-out-what-is-next-country-economic-update-Spring-2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26671 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Europe and Central Asia Kazakhstan
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ECONOMIC GROWTH
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
STRUCTURAL REFORM
RISKS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
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STRUCTURAL REFORM
RISKS
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Kazakhstan : The Economy Has Bottomed Out--What is Next?
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description In 2016, Kazakhstan’s GDP growth continued to slow and real wages declined further, negatively affecting poverty rates. The authorities reacted by extending additional spending measures and easing monetary conditions. In the medium term, Kazakhstan’s economic growth rate is projected to pick up slowly, but it will remain below pre-2014 levels (when the oil price shock hit the economy). In the longer term, Kazakhstan’s desire for an economic transformation to more sustainable and inclusive growth will require completing the macroeconomic adjustment, addressing the legacy of SOEs and financial sector issues, and fostering development of a more dynamic, export-oriented and productive private sector.
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title Kazakhstan : The Economy Has Bottomed Out--What is Next?
title_short Kazakhstan : The Economy Has Bottomed Out--What is Next?
title_full Kazakhstan : The Economy Has Bottomed Out--What is Next?
title_fullStr Kazakhstan : The Economy Has Bottomed Out--What is Next?
title_full_unstemmed Kazakhstan : The Economy Has Bottomed Out--What is Next?
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