The Russian economy is shrinking for the second month in a row. Economist Vladimir Kizilov writes in his column about how its further cooling may affect Kazakhstan's export and transit sectors.

Problems for export: How the crisis in the Russian economy may affect Kazakhstan 

On April 1, the "system of goods waiting confirmation" (SPOT) was supposed to start working at the border of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Experts and officials saw in this system elements of restoring tax and customs control between the countries - the start of the test period was postponed