The rise in the oil sector was 0.6 percent, while the non-oil sector grew by 10.1 percent in the first two months of this year.

Kazakhstan is seriously concerned about signals that international oil traders are refusing to buy CPC Blend oil as it passes through Russia, which gets transit fees.

Banking assets rose by 20 percent last year, the banking sector's liquidity rose by 31.8 percent year-on-year and amounted to 13.883 billion manats.