The Kyrgyz economy has recovered from the external shocks of 2014–15. Growth accelerated to 4.5% in 2017 from 3.8% a year earlier, supported by continued improvements in the Russian and Kazakh economies and by expansionary macroeconomic policies. On the production side, growth was driven by the non-gold industry, and on the demand side by public investment, exports, and private consumption, fueled by a steady rebound in remittance inflows.
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