Kanat Makhanov
Senior Research fellow
Kanat Makhanov is a research fellow at the Eurasian Institute of the International H.A Yassawi Kazakh-Turkish University. He holds a BA in Business Economics from the KIMEP University from 2012. In 2014 he earned his Masters degree in Economics from the University of Vigo (Spain), completing his thesis on “Industrial Specialization in autonomous regions of Spain and Kazakhstan”. His main research interests are Spatial Economics, Economic Geography, Regional Economics, Human and Economic Geography.
Staff's Publications
March 9, 2024
В Казахстане, как и в большинстве стран мира, наблюдается заметный рост городского населения. Особенностью Казахстана является то, что его путь урбанизации отличается от многих других развивающихся стран, что во многом обусловлено политической историей страны. Подобно многим постсоветским республикам, Казахстан испытал значительные демографические изменения, направленные на ускоренную урбанизацию в период ранней […]
January 9, 2024
The 2021 census became the first census conducted since 2009, and the recent publication of its final results unveils valuable insights into various demographic aspects of Kazakhstan over the twelve-year intercensal period. A particularly interesting addition to the census of 2021 is that it places a significant emphasis on migration, […]
November 7, 2023
In light of the prevailing urbanization trends observed not only in Kazakhstan but most parts of the world, it becomes increasingly important to prioritize the study and incorporation of urban climate considerations within regional policies and urban planning strategies. The primary focus of urban climate assessment lies in its ability […]
March 30, 2023
According to the preliminary results of the census-2021, the population of Kazakhstan has reached 19.186.015 people. This is a 20% (3.2 million people) increase since the previous census of 2009, which is a significant change for a 12-year intercensal period. Besides the change in the total population size, the preliminary […]
January 9, 2023
The city of Turkistan has seen tremendous transformations over the past several years. From a small modest provincial city in southern Kazakhstan, it became a developing regional center home to over 200 thousand people. Over the past ten years, its population has increased by nearly 50%, which made it one […]
November 9, 2022
Like most of the other nations in the world, Kazakhstan is believed to be an urbanizing country. Relocation of people from rural areas to cities has long become a major global trend in most parts of the world and Kazakhstan is not an exception. According to United Nations estimates, nearly […]
October 30, 2022
From a small movement of environmentalists with sparsely distributed supporters across Europe in the 1960s and 1970s, the Greens nowadays have evolved into influential political parties and are currently an essential part of the political landscape in many countries around the world. Today green parties in Europe and other parts […]
July 9, 2022
On May 30, 2022, The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Tehran on an official visit. President Rahmon was accompanied by a large delegation that included advisers for foreign relations, prosecutor-general, ministers of foreign affairs, energy and water resources, economic development and trade, transport, and finance, heads of the […]
June 21, 2022
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, world military expenditure in 2021 exceeded $2 trillion for the first time. In total, the world has spent $2.113 trillion on defense in 2021, which is a 0.7% real increase compared to 2020. Thus, 2021 has become the seventh consecutive year when […]
May 30, 2022
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, Afghanistan has been plunged into the worst humanitarian crisis it has ever suffered in the 21st century. According to a recent statement by Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary-General and Resident Coordinator, the number of people […]