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The global economy is simultaneously experiencing an energy shock and a technological investment boom. Their combination is changing the structure of costs, the direction of capital, and the distribution of opportunities across countries. Access to energy, computing infrastructure, data, and skills is becoming one of the key conditions for economic growth.
Key takeaways from an interview with Andrey Movchan, founder of Movchan Group. Watch the full version on Rahim Oshakbaev’s channel.
Key takeaways from an interview with Nurlan Tankinov, co-founder of Skywalker, the official distributor of DJI agricultural drones. Watch the full version on Rakhim Oshakbayev’s channel.
Only 16% of Kazakhstanis consider themselves healthy. A unique study on the health of Kazakhstanis was conducted by the TALAP Center for Applied Research. In Almaty, people move less and sleep less, in Astana, they are more stressed and eat fast food, in Shymkent, there is a greater emphasis on fruits and vegetables, but only 7.3% of Kazakhstanis regularly visit a doctor for preventive examinations.
A major exclusive in the early days of 2024 – an interview given by the head of state, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to the Egemen Qazaqstan newspaper. The president devoted part of the detailed conversation to discussing a painful topic for the Republic - domestic violence. According to Tokayev, he "supports the tightening of punishment for domestic violence."
The third material documents a practical test of the approach against the economic agenda of Q1 2026.
The fourth material concludes the series on the development of the TALAP Center’s Expert Signal Radar. The infographic shows how expert data move from the initial corpus to signal nodes, the radar, cascades, and management interpretation.
