Ukrainian drones have choked Kazakhstan’s main oil route through Russia. Romania is most exposed, and Astana is now hedging each bet it has. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...
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Brussels is spending billions to route Asian trade around Russia and a war-torn Iran. Much of the cargo still takes the Russian road anyway. Kazakh President Kassym...
Warsaw is buying more gold than any central bank on earth, through every price dip. The reasoning holds; copying it is harder than it looks. Adam Glapiński was in a...
New UNFPA data suggests young people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have not given up on children, but life keeps getting in the way. Young people across Eastern...
Digital government can remove the official who demands a bribe, but never the ministers who dismantle the watchdogs that might catch them. On March 19 Kyrylo Kryvolap...
Kazakhstan’s economy is growing at a decent rate, but its workforce is not. Schools, vocational training, and adult skills must be improved. In January 2025, Chevron...
Governments in Europe and Central Asia are spending heavily on steering their economies. They are mostly pointing in the wrong direction. The World Bank rarely minces...
Europe and Central Asia’s women are better educated than its men. Getting a decent job is another matter. In many countries across Europe and Central Asia, women...
Kazakhstan is writing a new middle-power playbook. In a world that is fragmenting into blocs—trade wars, sanctions, technology controls, and a widening gap between...
A new World Bank report reveals that Eastern Europe and Central Asia is trading 45 per cent below potential. The reshoring bonanza was supposed to be Central and Eastern...
Central Asia’s pivot to Israel signals a broader realignment in Eurasia. Kazakhstan’s recent decision to join the Abraham Accords may represent the start...
The strategic role of the Astana Think Tank Forum. The international system today is undergoing its most profound transformation in decades. Global politics is...
Digitalisation alone won’t make Kazakhstan a tech powerhouse. But when combined with clear strategy, cross-sector collaboration, and openness to global standards, it can...