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contents i destination kazakhstan 12 developed economy is a recipe for prosperity 16 20 20 years of evolution 24 20 26 expo ­ 2017 welcome to astana 27 expo ­ 2017 32 independent kazakhstan 32 36 learning to walk 40 64 a blossoming city 66 72 expert opinion 42 focus on innovation talent and workplace issues in pwc survey 44 58 education to change society 60 time to move 62 living spaces learning spaces 63 ­ success story 52 team honesty and transparency life style 68 theater in an independent kazakhstan 69 unique kazakhstan 103 airlines hotels restaurants 8 world monitor

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eurobak secretariat office julie kussidi eurobak executive director yekaterina digay darya shalamova julie kussidi editor ­ in ­ chief editor of english version volunteering kathy banham marketing tatyana borodikhina wmdirector@eurobak.kz wmanager@eurobak.kz olga ivassiv lussine oganyan wmassistant@eurobak.kz eurobak events 78 eurobak members news 80 financial sector in post-crisis period 82 84 kazakhstan looking to the future we have everything to store 86 88 kazakhstan financial market overview 89 90 dialogue of business community with diplomats 90 91 eurobak ceo business lunch property and construction committee 92 preparing green paper 93 green paper hr committee 94 new work permits rules and office spouses 94 « » eurobak networker 96 beer night 97 98 bowling 99 photographers post studio post studio design ilya postnikov kristina postnikova www.ipostnikov.com www.postnikov.kz published since february 2006 2006 address rahat palace hotel 10 th floor 29/6 satpaev str almaty 050040 tel fax 298 02 33 250 34 76/77/78/79 e-mail executive@eurobak.kz website www.eurobak.kz printed by print house gerona 458/460 seifullina ave tel 279 93 41 266 29 18 almaty republic of kazakhstan 10 29/6 050040 298 02 33 250 34 76/77/78/79 e-mail executive@eurobak.kz website www.eurobak.kz « ­ print house gerona» 458/460 279 93 41 279 95 65 circulation ­ 4100 copies ­ 4100 issued on bi monthly basis no 329 2011 no 329 2011 registration certificate no 8037 dated 10 january 2007 issued by the ministry of culture information sport of the republic of kazakhstan publisher kussidi owner sipova n the opinions of the authors may not always coincide with the opinions of the editors the editors are not responsible for the contents of the advertisements placed and the reliability of the information from the information agencies reprinting of materials published in this magazine in any form including electronic mass media is only with permission of the editors no 8037 10 2007 delivery partner fedex fedex 3 56 38 00 distribution list eurobak members intercontinental hotel almaty hyatt regency almaty rixos almaty hotel kazakhstan hotel almaty dostyk almaty hotel radisson sas hotel astana ramada plaza astana hotel rixos astana hotel chagala hotel atyrau renaissance atyrau grand nur plaza hotel aktay renaissance aktay to the management of main kazakhstan and international companies hotels direct delivery airlines onboard air astana etihad airlines ministries and agencies of rk embassies international exhibitions and conferences kioge kazbuild eurasian media forum etc in addition to the print version world monitor magazine is available in electronic world monitor format through eurobak website www.eurobak.kz www.eurobak.kz

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editor s address welcoming new members to eurobak fidelity grant thornton grata audit xerox zharna consulting special announcement important changes to the eurobak board mr simen munter eurobak chairman is leaving kazakhstan mr tassos sitsas general manager of jti kazakhstan eurobak deputy chairman has been elected the new chairman of eurobak mr fatih uzunoglu ceo of galaxi has replaced mr moshi pererra mr fatih uzunoglu now holds the position of eurobak treasurer mr lars ingemar reiding the new ceo of hsbc bank has replaced mr simen munter on the board dear reader photo by nikolay postnikov julie kussidi eurobak executive director world monitor editor-in-chief this special issue is being dedicated to 20 years of kazakhstan s independence our special guests are minister kelimbetov who will be talking about the economic development for the period and the governor of kazakhstan s national bank mr marchenko talks about the main events in the financial market of kazakhstan over the last 20 years we have also asked our expat eurobak board members who have lived and worked in the independent kazakhstan to share their experience it is indeed a very special issue and we hope you will enjoy the insightful inputs from our contributors happy independence kazakhstan may our country prosper develop and continue to strive to greater heights sincerely yours julie kussidi 20 delivery partner 10 world monitor

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destination kazakhstan developed economy is a recipe for prosperity this april mr kelimbetov officially assumed the office of the minister of economic development and trade of kazakhstan world monitor magazine decided to learn from the minister about the main priorities objectives and plans of the ministry for the current year and kazakhstan s economic development during the 20 year independence period kairat nematovich all your working experience is directly related to strategic objectives in kazakhstan s economic development in your opinion what is the most significant event in the economic sphere during kazakhstan s years of independence which trends were fundamental in the economy and how did they affected the economy and lastly what was the determining factor in the countries development the main events which have affected the countries development within the last two decades can be divided into several stages the first stage this is a period from acquiring our independence until 1997 within this period of time kazakhstan being a sovereign country started to stabilise its economic situation and hold basic structural transformations since this period the main objectives of government economic policies were to `survive conduct reforms and not to allow social disruptions in community thus the government s efforts were focused on solving all current problems oil field development cooperation with foreign investors laid basis for the country positioning in the global community and among investors as one of the projected partners who can create favorable environment to fulfill joint projects the second began in 1997 kazakhstan realised the necessity of long-term economic planning and due to this kazakhstan s decree instructed to establish an agency on strategic planning and reforms for which the head of state formulated a clear objective to look into the future and think of the model and strategy where should kazakhstan move acceptance of the program kairat kelimbetov minister of economic development and trade of kazakhstan photo source the press-service of samruk ­ kazyna 12 world monitor

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