Kazakhstan’s GDP grew 4.4% in 2024, driven by a 5.1% rise in non-oil sectors and a 10.2% surge in processed exports.
Kazakhstan’s export of processed goods grew by 10.2% to $23.3 billion between January and November 2024, thanks to measures supporting local producers and promoting advanced processing, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said during a meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 17 December, as reported by Akorda.
At the same time, imports fell by 3.3%, while investments in fixed assets rose by 3.1%, with the most significant growth seen in non-oil industries.
Overall, the country’s GDP grew by 4.4% during this period. The non-oil sector was the main driver of this year’s economic growth, expanding by 5.1%.
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov following recent military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel on targets in Iran, as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise.
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Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the country’s expanding gas exports to Europe and its renewable energy ambitions during the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council’s 12th Ministerial Meeting and the Green Energy Advisory Council’s 4th Ministerial Meeting in Baku on Tuesday (3 March).
Rising tensions in the Middle East are beginning to affect Kazakhstan’s economy and citizens, disrupting grain trade across the Caspian Sea and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of Kazakh nationals from several countries in the region.
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that Ankara is ready to help reinforce the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as clashes between the two neighbours continue for a sixth consecutive day.
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Israeli troops have moved further into southern Lebanon, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday, as the country continued strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
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