STATE PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONOCITIES FOR 2012 – 2020 IN KAZAKHSTAN
Issues concerning spatial development for many years were on the periphery of the economic policy agenda of Kazakhstan since its existence as an independent state. The launching of the “State Program on the Development of Monocities for 2012-2020” can be considered as the first spatial development program in more practical […]
New Phase of the Caspian Sea Delimitation
At the end of May 2015, it became widely known that Astana and Ashgabat signed a draft decree on ratification of the Agreement between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan on the delimitation of the Caspian Sea. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan reviewed and approved a draft law on ratification of the Agreement on […]
Have The Central Asian Labor Migrants Been Leaving Russia?
2015 will be hard for Central Asian migrants since the depreciation of Ruble against the US dollar by 45% percent has caused a reduction of 40% percent in their incomes. Besides, the cost of monthly payment of working permit has been tripled from 1200 Ruble to 4000 Ruble and two […]
Perspectives on Potential of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is an energy rich country, both in fossil fuels and in renewable energy sources, such as hydropower, wind energy, solar radiation, geothermal energy and bio-fuels. However, for today, most of these green energy resources are left untapped. In 2014 renewable energy accounted for 0.6% of electricity generation, not including […]
Prospects on Financial Sector in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is one of the most successful transition countries that achieved to move to free market economy from centralized economy. Kazakhstan entered into the period of economic revival after the widespread reforms in mid-1990s. Despite 1998 Asian crisis, the government implemented specific measures including trade protection and foreign exchange rationing. […]
Kyrgyzstan’s Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union: Labor migrants Case
The ceremony of signing documents on Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Agreement took place after the EAEU Summit in Moscow on May 8, 2015. Leaders of the EAEU and Kyrgyzstan were in the process of negotiations on accession issue since Presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed […]
Prospects For Military Cooperation Between The Сaspian Sea States
The problem of the Caspian Sea militarization started to appear at the beginning of the 21st century. Despite the fact that after the fall of the Soviet Union newly independent states, namely, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, opposed to the idea of militarization of the Caspian Sea, nowadays Astana, Baku and Ashgabat […]
Current Presidential Elections and Parliamentary system development in Kazakhstan
On April 26, 2015, Kazakhstan held early presidential election which was initiated by the Majilis members of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (APK). The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev won a landslide victory in presidential election against the two other candidates by a large margin. According to the Central […]
Impacts of Climate Change in Central Asia
One of the main concerns of the 21st century is a climate change. While some believe that climate change is not going to affect their lives, in the reality, it is a socio-economic issue, and not just an environmental one. This paper is an overview of the social impacts of […]
A Brief Look on the New Synergy Joint Economic Program After 2nd Meeting of High-Level Strategic Cooperation council
On 16th April, 2015, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an official visit to Kazakhstan with an invitation of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. This is the first official visit of Erdogan to Kazakhstan since his election as a resident. Nazarbayev gave a solemn welcoming to […]