Kazakhstan's business activity index rises to 50.8 in January

ALMATY, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's business activity index (BAI) rose from 49.9 in December to 50.8 in January, returning to expansion territory, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) said Wednesday.

The results were based on a monthly survey of enterprises conducted by the central bank to assess real-sector economic conditions, according to the NBK.

The central bank attributed the improvement mainly