Kazakhstan is now richer than Russia. That is according to the latest data from the International Monetary Fund, showing Kazakh GDP per capita is projected to hit an all-time high of $14,770 this year, compared with Russia’s $14,260. The fresh numbers, updated earlier in August, show Kazakhstan’s GDP per capita now leads all post-Soviet states other than the Baltics and is even running ahead of China’s. The data helps illustrate Kazakhstan’s impressive economic growth over the past quarter-century, fueled by…
