AGP Executive Report
Last update: 30 minutes agoCredit Outlook: Fitch has affirmed Kazakhstan’s credit rating, pointing to strong external buffers, rising National Fund foreign-currency assets (66.4bn USD as of end-May), solid reserves (67.6bn USD), and low government debt of about 23% of GDP in 2026-27. Islamic Finance for Farms: Kazakhstan will tap up to KZT20bn in Islamic investments for agriculture after KazAgroFinance signed a memorandum with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, using ijarah leasing to back machinery purchases and modernization. UN SDG Hub: President Tokayev signed a law to establish a UN Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty, with $3m annually planned for 2025-29. Afghanistan Ties: Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister is set to arrive in Kabul for a three-day visit covering political, economic, security, trade, transit and investment cooperation. Sports Spotlight: Kazakhstan’s Viktor Druzin won bronze at the Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final in Canada; and Kazakhstan secured multiple boxing semifinal spots at the World Cup in China, guaranteeing at least bronze for eight athletes.
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