This week, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shuffled his government. Besides new Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, notable new appointments included Finance Minister Madi Takiyev, and National Economy Minister Nurlan Baybazarov. The fresh faces in the economic bloc come as Tokayev pledges to pursue a new economic course, including promises to reduce the state’s outsized role in the economy, boost local production, and create a more efficient, market-led environment.
Tokayev’s economic reform agenda has already begun to take shape this year with a string of new policies rolled out in recent months, including plans to lift state subsidies on gas, utili
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