The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s manufacturing sector has overtaken mining in its share of industrial output for the first time, marking a potentially important shift in the country’s economic structure. But economists say the headline figure should be viewed alongside a second trend: rising demand for imported machinery, equipment and technology as Kazakhstan enters a major investment… The post Manufacturing Overtakes Mining in Kazakhstan: Experts Assess Whether Shift Signals Structural Change appeared first on The Astana Times.