Kazakhstan’s gross gold and currency reserves fell by USD 5.3 million (0.3%) between 14 January and 31 January, the National Bank (NB) reported. Reserves totalled USD 1.937 billion at the end of last month. This figure includes USD 1.428 billion in hard currency reserves, a drop of USD 6.9 million over the second half of January.
Kazakhstan Weekly
Politics & Macro Economics
Monday January 24, 2000
Deputy PM Unveils Economic Forecast for 2000
According to international experts, Kazakhstan’s gross domestic product (GDP) will equal nearly USD 1,000 per capita in the year 2000, Interfax reported, quoting a speech by Deputy Prime Minister Erzhan Utembaev. The number, equivalent to about USD 15 billion, is “a bad figure”, according to Utembaev.
Kazakhstan Weekly
Politics & Macro Economics
Monday February 7, 2000