KASE releases on own website review of business activity index in Kazakhstan for February 2025

05.03.25 14:38
/KASE, March 5, 2025/ – Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) has published on its website a review of the Index of Business Activity in Kazakhstan (BAI) for February 2025, which was prepared by the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on the results of a monthly survey of enterprises and includes a set of enterprises' answers to questions regarding actual changes in economic indicators of enterprises and expectations regarding their change in the future. The BAI is an indicator that characterizes the state of the economy in the real sector, allows you to explore the dynamics of economic trends, critical and turning points of the business cycle. According to the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan: "The business activity was 51.3 in February 2025. Business activity increased in production and the service sector, where the index moved from negative to positive area, reaching 54.0 and 50.6, respectively (in January – 49.9 and 49.7). In trade, business activity remained unchanged (51.6), while in construction, there was a slowdown to 50.3 (from 51.0 in January). Thus, the deterioration in business activity was recorded only in the mining industry, where the indicator remained in the decline area, amounting to 48.5 (in January – 49.8). The indicator in production increased due to a noticeable increase in the volume of new orders, new products and the level of employment". Reviews in Kazakh – https://kase.kz/kz/ida/ Reviews in Russian – https://kase.kz/ru/ida/ Reviews in English – https://kase.kz/en/ida/ [2025-03-05]