TY - BOOK ID - 84545622 TI - Republic of Kazakhstan : Selected Issues. PY - 2011 SN - 1462343562 1462368786 1283553686 9786613866134 1462341543 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Inflation (Finance) KW - Free trade KW - Customs unions KW - Oil industries KW - Oilseed industry KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Free trade areas KW - Tariff unions KW - Commercial policy KW - International economic integration KW - Second best, Theory of KW - Tariff KW - Free trade and protection KW - Trade, Free KW - Trade liberalization KW - International trade KW - Finance KW - Natural rate of unemployment KW - Kazakhstan KW - Cazaquistão KW - Ha-sa-ssu-tʻan kung ho kuo KW - Hasake si tan gong he guo KW - Kasachstan KW - Kazafusutan KW - Ḳazaḥsṭan KW - Kazak Respublikasy KW - Kazakistan KW - Kazakstan KW - Qazāqistān KW - Qazaqstan KW - Qazaqstan Respublikasy KW - Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy KW - Republic of Kazakhstan KW - Republic of Kazakstan KW - Respublika Kazakhstan KW - Республика Казахстан KW - Казахстан KW - קזחסטן KW - カザフスタン KW - Kazakh S.S.R. KW - Commerce. KW - Kazachstan KW - Investments: Energy KW - Exports and Imports KW - Inflation KW - Macroeconomics KW - Taxation KW - Trade Policy KW - International Trade Organizations KW - Trade: General KW - Price Level KW - Deflation KW - Energy: General KW - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: General KW - International economics KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Investment & securities KW - Petroleum, oil & gas industries KW - Oil KW - Tariffs KW - Imports KW - Prices KW - Commodities KW - Taxes KW - Protectionism KW - Exports KW - Kazakhstan, Republic of UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84545622 AB - Trade was also initially undermined by a severe recession. Kazakhstan is facing increased challenges from higher global commodity prices. Against this background, an encompassing policy response is needed to control inflation and mitigate the scope for second-round price effects. The increase of trade openness in the 2000s coincided with Kazakhstan becoming a major oil producer and exporter. A number of issues still need to be resolved to achieve free trade of goods and services within the borders of the union. ER -