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The Economic Development Council was established last year under the auspices of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KazISS). Meetings at this venue are chaired by the Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Timur Suleimenov. The topic of the third meeting was the optimization and improvement of the efficiency of public finances to ensure the dynamic development of our country.
Today, on May 23, the deputies of the Senate considered and returned to the Mazhilis a bill on minimizing risks in lending, protecting the rights of borrowers, regulating the financial market and improving enforcement proceedings
eGov's Witnesses Financial analyst Andrey Chebotarev considers digitalization projects to have transformed our lives. "Digitalization in terms of eGov has allowed companies to remotely open accounts, provide services, spawned a number of startups such as Kaspi and Freedom, developed online brokerage, online banking. These are actually cool products.
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 .
Global governance practice is gradually moving away from a model in which decisions are made only after a crisis has already become visible. Governments, international organizations and major companies are increasingly focusing on the early identification of change, testing decisions against different scenarios and preparing courses of action before a situation reaches a critical stage.