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The first article in TALAP’s new cycle, based on a cross-cutting analysis of international reports published in June–July 2026. We compare global economic forecasts and show why continued growth is accompanied by shrinking room for investment, adaptation and development in Kazakhstan.
The second article in TALAP’s series on the new growth model. An analysis of UNCTAD, OECD and UN reports shows why the recovery of international investment is reinforcing capital concentration and what conditions enable Kazakhstan to turn projects into technologies, capabilities and production chains.
The third article in the TALAP series links rising electricity demand, renewable-energy growth, grid modernization and demand for critical minerals. A cross-cutting analysis of international reports shows why the energy transition is becoming an industrial-development challenge for Kazakhstan.
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 target of study will be the growth of the index of China in Kazakhstan in 2024, analysis of its dynamics in 2020.
This is the first paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It explains how the radar is constructed and how it can be used.
This is the second paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It presents the issues being discussed by the country's economic experts.
This is the third paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It presents the Institutional Radar, based on an analysis of government economic policy.
