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Our guest is Okhonov Farhad Rashidovich, Chairman of the Board of Halyk Finance. The accumulative element of the pension system is the object of constant public criticism. One of the problems is the low investment profitability. During the period of the UAPF's existence (2013-2023), the accumulated investment yield amounted to 139.2% with accumulated official inflation of 153.8%. At the same time, during this time, the tenge exchange rate weakened by 202%.
For two weeks we have been watching the rapid decline of the dollar. Since April 18, 2024, the dollar has fallen in price by 9 tenge against the tenge. What will happen next and whether it is worth running to banks and buying up currency now, he says Zakon.kz .
If you look at the relations between Kazakhstan and Russia from the outside, you can see the largest land border in the world in terms of length, and a huge number of bilateral agreements, unions and organizations that include both countries. However, it is worth looking deeper as it becomes obvious that most joint organizations do not work at the proper level, and agreements remain on paper.
The target of study will be the growth of the index of China in Kazakhstan in 2024, analysis of its dynamics in 2020.
Is the Red Dragon coming?
RAHIM OSHAKBAYEV IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL OF THE PARASAT ALLIANCE OF ENTREPRENEURS
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.
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.