Kazakhstan

Significantly higher global oil prices on the back of widespread political turbulences in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have led to higher volatility in financial markets,... 2011-03-08

Although equities in the Commonwealth of Independent States look ripe for a short-term pull-back following a rapid run-up in the past six months, we believe that benchmark indices... 2011-01-24

We are bullish Kazakh stocks over a long-term horizon based on our positive outlook for Kazakhstan's long-term economic potential. Expanding resource and non-hydrocarbon sectors and... 2011-01-21

The rebound in Emerging Europe's sovereign risk rating continues to lose its momentum as a challenging external economic climate and major fiscal shortfalls keep 'ability to pay' scores... 2010-09-30

Emerging Europe's Sovereign Risk Ratings saw only a modest uptick this quarter, as growing concerns surrounding a possible slowdown in H210 and 2011 weigh on the region's aggregate... 2010-05-27

Following the 18% devaluation of the Kazakh tenge in early February, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has since resumed management of the de facto dollar peg, with the unit trading... 2009-07-29

Despite maintaining the Kazakh tenge's de facto peg to the US dollar since mid-2007, trading within a KZT119.40-120.90/US$ range, the unit is showing increasing signs of weakness.... 2008-12-03