Economy
EBRD cuts 2025 growth forecast as trade risks weigh on investments
The EBRD has lowered its 2025 growth forecast to 3.2%, down 0.3 points from September 2024, as slowing investment, trade uncertainty, and weaker external demand weigh on the outlook. The Bank warns that US-wide trade tariffs could further weigh on growth.
Kazakhstan
Euroviews. Middle powers have the power to save multilateralism
Countries like Kazakhstan must step forward together with renewed vigour and assert our role not just as participants but as responsible managers in the global arena, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev writes in a Euronews exclusive.
Economy
UK facilitates corruption by Central Asian elites, says new report
The UK’s powerful financial sector “bears some responsibility for the continuation of corruption and kleptocracy by Central Asian elites”, according to a British parliamentary report, which also noted the government’s responsibility in the matter.