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Samruk-Kazyna reports a 7.5% share in the national GDP
There is a message circulating online claiming that «26 national companies, including Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), KazMunayGas, Kazatomprom, and many others, have accumulated almost 30% of Kazakhstan’s GDP in the form of assets.» Although Nurlan Zhakupov, chairman of the board of Samruk-Kazyna, already addressed the fund’s share of GDP at a media briefing on June 12, let’s once again bust the myth that Samruk-Kazyna accounts for a disproportionately large part of the country’s...
Don Quixotes of Kazakh cinema
In early May, the entire country was abuzz over the sudden departure of renowned Kazakh director Yermek Tursunov. Before slamming the door behind him, Tursunov, who once served as the head of Kazakhstan’s Union of Cinematographers, accused the Ministry of Culture and Information of oppression and persecution. Filmmaker vs.
Production technologies create jobs, not eliminate them
The process of production automation is often perceived as a threat to jobs. However, what you see in practice is quite the opposite, because technologies streamline businesses: they help expand production, launch new business lines and enter foreign markets. Of course, all of this is followed by the creation of new jobs in areas such as control over automated processes, development of new solutions and maintenance of IT systems.
Kazakhstani business digital maturity: Where we stand and what’s next?
Discussing digital maturity without figures is the same as Hamlet without the prince. First, let’s look at the facts and then discuss what they can actually tell us about the market situation. For instance, in 2024, Kazakhstan ranked 34th out of 67 nations in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness ranking, which assesses the countries’ capabilities to develop and utilize digital technologies for boosting economic transformation.
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