Low oil price will test Kazakhstan's finances
Astana will draw on reserves and look to cut costs, but low oil prices pose a challenge to Nazarbayev
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- Oil sector outlook
- State response
- Larger oil fund transfers
- The National Fund
- More spending cuts
- Lower growth
- Stability risk
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_350.jpg "The Kashagan offshore oil field in the Caspian sea (Reuters/Stringer)")