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The Government has drafted a new Tax Code. It will already be published this week. In this issue on TALKS.Talks with Vice Minister of National Economy Azamat Amrin, we talked about the main changes in tax policy. Guest of the broadcast: Azamat Amrin, Vice Minister of National Economy
The Supreme Audit Chamber of Kazakhstan in its report for 2023 revealed serious problems and violations in the use of budget funds, which undermines the financial stability of the country and raises questions about the competence of government agencies.
On June 12, the United States imposed blocking sanctions against the Moscow Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, domestic experts are asking a reasonable question how sanctions against the Moscow Exchange will affect the formation of the tenge exchange rate and trade relations between Kazakhstan and Russia. And they are also afraid of a repeat of the situation in 2014, when the ruble fell to three tenge and domestic goods became not competitive. What to expect in the near future?
The Center for Applied Research "TALAP" presented the findings of a series of strategic discussions and research. Experts warn: without rules and measurements, the implementation of AI in schools could exacerbate inequality and reduce the quality of basic skills.
In three years, we have become a little less afraid of our neighbors, but we still do not trust them.
China is one of the key countries that seriously affects the economic, geopolitical and cultural space of Kazakhstan. However, despite the active cooperation, the perception of China in society remains ambiguous - Kazakhstanis do not hide their fears that they will eventually become economically dependent. At the same time, the volume of Chinese investments continues to grow, reports Ulysmedia.kz .
The fourth piece concludes TALAP’s first series of publications on strategic foresight. If the previous documents presented the global context, the development of the approach, and the results of the pilot test, this infographic captures the method architecture itself: how expert data move from the initial corpus to managerial interpretation.
The next stage was a practical test of the developed approach using materials from the first quarter of 2026. TALAP processed more than 300 publications, posts and comments by economic experts in order to test the full cycle of the Expert Signal Radar.
After studying international practice, TALAP began developing its own approach to strategic foresight in Kazakhstan. Its main purpose is to connect expert observations, facts from the economic agenda and possible consequences of change into a single analytical framework.
