Kazakhstan to slash growth outlook as Russia weakens, oil price drops

10.10.2014
    By Raushan Nurshayeva and Dmitry Solovyov     Kazakhstan's government will slash its growth forecasts for this year and for 2015-17, as the economy confronts a slowdown in close ally Russia and lower prices for its vital oil exports, a senior Kazakh official said on Thursday.     Kazakhstan, a vast steppe nation of 17 million,...