By Kanat Shaku in Almaty Kazakhstan’s manufacturing sector signalled renewed contraction in September following four months of expansion seen since May, according to thelatest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) survey data from Tengri Partners and IHS Markit. The index posted 48.9 in September, following August’s 52. The survey noted that new orders fell for the first time in five months amid pressures caused by steep prices and ongoing supply-chain disruptions, which observers often link to effects of the war in Ukraine. As new business fell, firms scaled back production, purchasing activity an…