Kazakhstan.

The article presents a political, financial and economic risk assessment for Kazakhstan. Topics include Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev's efforts to attract foreign direct investment, the devaluation of the tenge currency, rise in living standards and the risk of unrest due to excess inflation. Other topics include the country's economic recovery after the 2009 global crisis, the promise of reforms to improve fiscal regulation, and a corporate tax exemption on new investments.