KASE posts on own website April review of PMI of Kazakhstan's manufacturing sector by Freedom Holding Corp.

02.05.25 15:07
/KASE, May 2, 2025/ – Freedom Holding Corp. has provided Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) with a review of the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of Kazakhstan's manufacturing sectors for April 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.). "Business activity in the manufacturing sector remains in the optimistic zone, although the index has declined to a 14-month low. Growth has slowed, despite previously announced government initiatives aimed at supporting new investment projects in the industry. This adjustment can be explained by a combination of external factors (increased trade tensions and pressure on commodity markets) and internal ones – rising utility tariffs and currency volatility. In response, companies have increasingly passed risks onto product prices. Nevertheless, industry representatives continue to show confidence in the future: expectations for the next 12 months exceed the levels seen in the second half of last year". Review in Kazakh – https://kase.kz/uploads/KZ_Manufacturing_KAZ_2504_PR_60476cf261.pdf Review in Russian – https://kase.kz/uploads/KZ_Manufacturing_RUS_2504_PR_30a6c9ce85.pdf Review in English – https://kase.kz/uploads/KZ_Manufacturing_ENG_2504_PR_3bb426c02e.pdf [2025-05-02]