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57 November, 2020 Kazakhstan Global: 57 Availability: 57 Cost: 12 Regulation: 52 Productivity: 68 2020 Global TWI Ranking (out of 76) 2020 Regional TWI Ranking (out of 40) Region: 34 Availability: 36 Cost: 5 Regulation: 32 Productivity: 36 Remote Readiness 40 Remote Readiness 66 $3.4 billion USD has been spent in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan. Economic relief measures include: • Increased wages for specific healthcare workers • Cash transfers for the unemployed and self-employed • Enhanced pension and social benefits • Social security obligations suspended for SMEs in specific sectors • Employment Roadmap program has been launched to create 600K new jobs and businesses are incentivised to participate https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-Covid-19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 Most foreign nationals are not allowed to enter Kazakhstan unless for a specific purpose. For travellers able to enter, a negative Covid-19 test result is required with anyone who tests positive needing to isolate for 14 days. Restrictions are implemented on a local level and travel between cities and regions is restricted. 2.1% 4.7% 0% 20% Kazakhstan Regional Ave. % of GDP Kazakhstan Q4 2019* Q4 2020* % Change YOY Total Workforce 9.12M 9.06M -0.6% Unemployment Rate (%) 4.8% 5.0% +4% Unemployed Workers 438K 453K +4% Manpower 2020 Total Workforce Index Workforce Statistics Covid-19 Situation Covid-19 Government Spend as % of GDP Border Closures and Restrictions Additional Government Spending and Foregone Revenue to September 2020 Covid-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths Reported to WHO (on a weekly basis) *Reported figures at Q4 each year https://covid19.who.int/ https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Fiscal-Policies-Database-in- Response-to-COVID-19 Other Sources: https://data.worldbank.org/ https://ilostat.ilo.org/ https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/ https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice United States Embassy https://tradingeconomics.com/