Kazakhstan and its neighbors: opportunities and limitations Alma SultAngAliyevA Working Paper September 2016 г. KAzAKhStAn R u S S i A C h i n A uzbeKiStAn tuRKmeniStAn KyRgyzStAn The Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) under the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – The Leader of the Nation