/KASE, April 3, 2025/ – Freedom Holding Corp. has provided Kazakhstan Stock
Exchange (KASE) with a review of the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of
Kazakhstan's service sector for March 2025.
Below are comments from Yerlan Abdikarimov, Director of the Financial Analysis
Department of Freedom Finance Global PLC (a 100% subsidiary of Freedom
Holding Corp.).
"The services sector in Kazakhstan continues to show high sensitivity to
changing market conditions. At 50.3 points in March, the seasonally adjusted
Business Activity Index showed a slight improvement over the month and
remains close to the neutral line. Despite a more pronounced growth in new
business compared to February, there has been a reduction in new hiring for the
first time in the past seven months. Inflationary pressure in the services sector
eased, with a more noticeable slowdown in the growth of selling prices recorded.
Meanwhile, cost pressures remain sharp. Expectations for the near future
reached a 12-month high, indicating an increase in optimism in the sector".
Review in Kazakh –
https://kase.kz/uploads/KZ_Services_KAZ_2503_PR_33c0f60c80.pdf
Review in Russian –
https://kase.kz/uploads/KZ_Services_RUS_2503_PR_2f32252e03.pdf
Review in English –
https://kase.kz/uploads/KZ_Services_ENG_2503_PR_c335f2f4ab.pdf
[2025-04-03]