Kazakhstan and the Islamic World: Trade and Economic Interests and Initiatives

The purpose of this study is the development of trade and economic relations of Kazakhstan with the countries of the Islamic world in the context of the transformation of socio-political life, analysis and reconstruction, disclosure of their manifestations in the new conditions. To identify the features of trade and economic relations and the most important patterns of development, the specifics of the manifestation of the process in question in Kazakhstan and other countries of the Muslim East, based on taking into account the changes that occurred during their transition to a new socio-economic and political system, as well as an analysis of a number of factors affecting to expand economic cooperation. Various methods of scientific knowledge were used in the work: comparative-analytical, analysis and synthesis, retrospective reconstruction, quantitative assessments.Development of conceptual recommendations and proposals for solving urgent problems in the field of improving the economic relations of Kazakhstan with the countries of the Muslim world. Based on statistical data, some characteristics of the role of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the development of trade and economic relations are presented.