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A Study on Economic Development in the New Silk Road. Kazakhstan Mukhamediyev BULAT Kazakh National University. Territory of the republic (thsd. sq. km) 2724,9 Population ( 1.05.2011, thsd., person) 16 536 Density 6.06
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A Study on Economic Development in the New Silk Road Kazakhstan Mukhamediyev BULAT Kazakh National University
Territory of the republic (thsd. sq. km) 2724,9 • Population (1.05.2011, thsd., person) 16 536 • Density 6.06 • Capital was moved from Almaty to Astana in 1997
Economic Development of Kazakhstan in 2000-2010 • Rate of GDP growth 9-10 %last 10 years • The extraction of natural resources • Favorable investment climate • Developed financial sector • The Economy is closely integrated into global processes • Reflects the cycles of the global economy, all its ups and downs • Due to the structure of exports it is able to extract excess profits in times of crisis
Inflation • 6-8 % in period 2000–2006 • Up to19 % in 2007-2008 • The banking bubble (excessive borrowing) • The real estate bubble (housing prices rise in ten times) • They burst with the onset of the global financial crisis • The sharp decline in lending to the economy • The slowdown in economic activity • Decline in real incomes
Government measures • Increases in pensions and salaries for public sector employees • Support the banking system • Strengthening the raw material orientation of the economy • In 2010 exports of mineral products - 74.9% • including oil and associated gas 50% of exports
The Resource Curse • Increased production of oil and gas condensate • Reserves will last for 35-50 years • Dutch disease • The development of economic and political institutions, the OF • Diversification of the economy • Financial sector development, access to investment resources • The increase in total factor productivity
Estimated crude oil production in Kazakhstan, mln barrels per day
Oil • Tengiz and Kashagan - an annual increase of 5 million tons • In the next 10 years the RK may enter to the five largest suppliers of mineral resources • Problems in oil refining sector
The structure of oil and gas condensate in the ROK in 2000-2011, mln. T
The structure of oil and gas condensate in the ROK in 2000-2011, mln. T
Economic Development • High prices are favorable for the development of the economy of Kazakhstan. • However, the productivity decreases for a large part of non-oil economy. • Liquidity in the banking system is restored, but new loans made in small quantities.
The most important factor of the growth is the price of oil. In 2010, they rose by 41%. • Fixed capital investment has shifted from foreign sources to domestic sources. • The state budget deficit - about 2%.
Foreign Direct Investment in fixed assets for the years 1993 -2010, USD million
Risks • The main risk to Kazakhstan is the price of oil.According to the WB the oil price rise by 1% leads to an increase in GDP by 0.08%. • Oil in 2009 was about 70 percent of exports, 26 percent of GDP. • Diversification of export destinations: - KPC and Atyrau-Samara - Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline - Atasu-Alashankou • External risks to the financial sector • The instability of the flow of portfolio investment (12% of GDP in 2010) • External debt equels about 80% of GDP.
Customs union • Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus - 01.01.2010. • Creating a single economic space2012 году. • Для Казахстана средний тариф увеличился с 6.7 до 11.5. • В 2010 году общий объем импорта остался почти неизменным. • Однако, импорт за пределами ТС сократился на 20%, а из Китая – на 48%. • В 2011 импорт из Китая медленно восстанавливается, а из Европы и Северной Америки снижается.
Транссиб – 11 500 км Transsib– 11 500 km 14 суток 14 days Западная Европа -Западный Китай – 8 445 км West Europe -China – 8 445 km 10 суток 10 days до 45 суток 45 days Морской путь через Суэцкий канал – 24000 км The sea route through the Suez Canal – 24000 km
Impact of the new Silk Road • The Economy of Kazakhstan • Other countries