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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
SEMI ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2006
KAZAKHSTAN STOCK EXCHANGE
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC CHARTS AND TABLES
GDP at market prices (Tenge billions)
GDP (US$ billions)
Real GDP growth (%)
Consumer price inflation (av; %)
Population (millions)
Exports of goods FOB (US$ millions)
Imports of goods FOB (US$ millions)
Current-account balance (US$ millions)
Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ millions)
Total external debt (US$ billions)
Debt-service ratio, paid (%)
Exchange rate (av) Tenge:US$
2001 (a) 2002 (a) 2003 (a) 2004 (a) 2005 (a)
3,251
22.2
13.8
8.6
14.9
8,928
-7,945
-1,390
1,997
14.9
31.7
146.7 3,776
24.6
9.7
6.0
14.9
10,027
-8,040
-1,024
2,555
17.2
34.2
153.3 4,612
30.8
8.9
6.5
15.0
13,233
-9,554
-273
4,236
22.9
34.5
149.6 5,870
43.2
9.4
6.9
15.1
20,603
-13,818
455
8,473
31.9 (b)
25.5 (b)
136.0 7,453
56.1
9.4
7.6
15.2
28,301
-17,979
-486
6,084
41.5 (b)
26.4 (b)
132.9
(a) Actual. (b) Economist Intelligence Unit estimates.
ECONOMIC FORECAST SUMMARY
Key indicators
Real GDP growth (%)
Consumer price inflation (av; %)
Budget balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Short-term T-bill rate (year-end; %)
Exchange rate Tenge:US$ (av)
Exchange rate Tenge:[euro] (av)
2005-PRINCIPAL EXPORTS (FOB) (%)
Mineral products
Metals
Chemicals
Food products
Machinery & equipment
73.8
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
9.4
7.6
0.6
-0.9
2.2
132.88
165.40 8.2
8.0
0.7
1.9
3.0
125.42
160.31 8.5
7.2
0.5
0.7
2.8
123.66
171.89 9.7
8.3
1.6
-0.1
2.6
120.59
160.39 8.7
6.8
1.6
-0.1
2.5
116.17
149.27 8.3
6.9
0.6
-0.4
2.5
115.76
144.99
2004-PRINCIPAL IMPORTS (%)
Other
Machinery & equipment
Metals
Mineral products
Chemicals
Food products
Other
14.7
15.9
3.3
2.4
1.3
3.3
13.4
11.5
43.8
7.3
9.3
2005-MAIN DESTINATIONS OF EXPORTS (%)
Switzerland
Italy
China
France
15.0
Russia
Other
2005-MAIN ORIGINS OF IMPORTS (%)
Russia
USA
10.5
Germany
China
Ukraine
Other
7.5
38.0
9.6
7.2
6.9
19.8
8.7
36.4
4.9
35.5
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire
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