Kazakhstan
Country Descriptions
& Profiles
Background
Notes on Countries of the World: Kazakhstan in Business
Source Premier [ About
] 
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts
about the land, people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business
information.
Ernst
and Young: Kazakhstan
http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/Kazakhstan_E/Home
Kazakstan:
A Country Study
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/kztoc.html
"The Country Studies Series presents a description
and analysis of the historical setting and the social,
economic, political, and national security systems and
institutions of countries throughout the world and examines
the interrelationships of those systems and the ways
they are shaped by cultural factors."
Kazakhstan
Country Review in Business Source Premier [About]
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports
provide demographic, political, economic, business,
cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector
production, consumption and net exports, maps, country
flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil
liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality
of life and investment climate basic infrastructure
information.
Finance, Trade
& Commerce
BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Kazakhstan
http://www.buyusa.gov/kazakhstan/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.
Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.
Economist.com
Country Briefings: Kazakhstan
http://www.economist.com/countries/Kazakhstan/
A Web resource highlighting recent articles and a country
profile. Includes forecast, factsheet, economic data,
political structure and forces, economic structure and
more.
EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Kazakhstan [About] (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally. Type of reports vary country by country.
FITA:
Kazakhstan Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/kazak.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations,
website includes general information as well as information
on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor
market, agriculture, media, and more.
Global
Edge: Kazakhstan
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=201
Created by the Center for International Business Education
and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER
), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics,
history, economics, and government data.
Index
of Economic Freedom: Kazakhstan
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Kazakhstan
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: trade
policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention
in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign
investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property
rights, regulation, and black market.
Internationalist.com:
Kazakhstan
http://www.internationalist.com/business/Kazahkstan.php
Investment Guide for Kazakhstan 
Pardee HG 5720.23 A3 I58 1998
Kazakhstan Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Premier [About]
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export Statistics as well as the names of important government officials.
Kazakhstan Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Premier [About]
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks. Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings. Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.
Political Risk Yearbook: Kazakhstan Country Forecast in Business Source Premier [About]
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.
World
Bank
www.worldbank.org
Provides report and statistics on challenges developing
countries face, education, debt, demographics, telecommunications
infrastructure, health issues, etc.
News & Journals
The
Wall Street Journal Asia through PressDisplay [About]
from 60 days ago.
Statistics
& Government Resources
Agency
of Statistics in the Republic of Kazakhstan
http://www.stat.kz/RU/Pages/default.aspx
Embassy of Kazakhstan
in Washington D.C.
http://www.kazakhembus.com/
Information about business and investment. Also contains
information about flora and fauna, education, travel
and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography,
people and culture.
Energy
Information Administration: Kazakhstan
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/kazak.html
Selected
Internet Resources: Kazakhstan -Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/kazakhstan/kazakhstan.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of
Congress subject experts."
U.S.
Embassy to Kazakhstan
http://kazakhstan.usembassy.gov/
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