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Products and services are becoming more expensive in the country. But the revenues following the price increase do not keep up! Most Kazakhstanis are forced to take food and medicines on credit!
Two years ago, at a meeting on the socio-economic situation in the country, the President of Kazakhstan instructed to start drafting a law on bankruptcy of individuals. And already in March of the 23rd year, the bankruptcy law began to take effect. Despite the fact that this is a real chance to get rid of financial bondage, the percentage of approval of applications remains very low.
But how can you solve the problem of the majority, just by limiting the minority, which does not have such a problem? Most experts believe that the government has long needed to initiate a serious reform of the pension system, rather than feign concern.
Material No. 2 in the series “School in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” TALAP Center for Applied Research in partnership with Global Education Futures.
Material No. 3 in the series “School in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” TALAP Center for Applied Research in partnership with Global Education Futures.
Material No. 4 in the series “School in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” TALAP Center for Applied Research in partnership with Global Education Futures.
This is the fourth paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It presents the International Radar, based on an analysis of external reports on Kazakhstan's economy.
This is the fifth paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It presents the Integrated Radar, which brings together the three underlying radars, compares their similarities and differences, and identifies cross-cutting responses.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz became the largest oil supply disruption in history. But the global market did not go into an uncontrolled price spiral. The shock was sharp, but shorter than the most severe forecasts had anticipated. This is a story not only about oil, but also about which forecasting methods work better under conditions of war, physical supply shortage, and high uncertainty.
