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The world is due for a major shakeup and only sustainable governments will be able to withstand it. Such conclusion can be drawn from the report titled “Paradoxes of progress”, published by the national intelligence council of the US this January. In it, there is an analysis of major tendencies that will determine the development of world civilization throughout the next decades.
We continue to comment on the report of the National bank of Kazakhstan “Payment balance and foreign debt of Kazakh republic for 9 months of 2016”, published Feb. 28 2017 on the website of Kazkahstani regulator.
Not long before Nauryz (a Kazakh holiday that celebrates spring, the renewal of nature and symbolizes fertility, friendship, and love), the Kazakh TV broadcasted Nazarbayev’s meeting with some carefully selected journalists. This, of course, was not a live program. They had simply broadcasted a previously shot video. Then, the local media rushed to repeat Nazarbayev’s messages.
In the period of transition, the Kazakh elite clans are forced to change in order to strengthen their influence and, sometimes, to even simply stay afloat (this task is especially complicated given the non-public nature of the Kazakh political life). Dariga Nazarbayeva’s clan is no exception – her sons are grown now and can become real rivals to the “old guard”.
This article on hiring policies of Kazakhstani president was written by a famous scientist and history PhD, professor Nurbolot Masanov. Even though it was written back in 2005, its contents are still relevant and gives us an idea of how decisions are made on a government level.
The Kazakh authorities of today can be compared with airplane pilots flying high above the ground and looking at the country through a veil of clouds. On the one hand, they can see everything. On the other hand, however, they can only guess what is really happening down there. Therefore, they are afraid. And the higher they fly, the more scared they are.
