Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s population will experience rapid growth in 2021-2040 driven solely by elevated rates of natural increase. Despite the brisk expansion of older age cohorts, the country will get younger in terms of median age over the timeframe as…

With a turnover of USD365.8 billion in 2021, Asia Pacific was the world’s second largest region for recreation, entertainment and arts. Over the next decade, the region’s entertainment industry is poised to grow at the fastest rate, nearly closing…

Nursultan and Almaty are Kazakhstan’s most economically vibrant cities. The cities’ economic strength is partially supported by higher consumer expenditure and digitalisation, compared to Kazakhstan’s other cities. Moreover, Nursultan holds the…

With production of USD967 billion, Asia Pacific was the largest rubber and plastic producer globally in 2020. Regional production of rubber and plastic products remains highly concentrated in China, Japan and South Korea. Over 2021-2030, Asia Pacific…

Asian Pacific economies were hard hit by COVID-19, leading to setback in construction activities in the first half of 2020. Robust Chinese recovery, however, boosted construction output in the second half of the year. Heavy infrastructure…