EDB: Kazakhstan to Grow Above 5% in 2026, Central Asia Among Fastest-Growing
Analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) expect Kazakhstan’s economy to maintain steady and resilient growth of nearly 5.5% in 2026, while Central Asia as a whole is set to demonstrate the fastest growth rates of the past decade, according to the bank’s Macroeconomic Forecast for 2026–2028, presented at the bank’s year-end press conference on Dec. 19 Despite a more cautious global outlook, EDB analysts forecast that the region is increasingly driven by domestic investment, infrastructure expansion, and strong consumer demand, insulating it from external volatility better than in previous…
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