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The fourth article in the TALAP series examines how the economic gains from AI are distributed across companies, workers and regions. We compare OECD findings with Kazakhstan’s digital initiatives to understand what conditions turn technological infrastructure into higher productivity and new opportunities.
The final piece in the TALAP series brings together findings on investment, energy, technologies, and regional development. A cross-cutting reading of international reports shows why the outcome of Kazakhstan’s new growth model will depend on the state’s ability to align projects, resources, and decisions.
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.
Kazakhstan uses a modern survey instrument to assess trust and safety. Its results are substantive, but they require greater methodological transparency.
Material No. 1 in the series “School in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” TALAP Center for Applied Research, in collaboration with Global Education Futures.
Material No. 2 in the series “School in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” TALAP Center for Applied Research in partnership with Global Education Futures.
This is the fourth paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It presents the International Radar, based on an analysis of external reports on Kazakhstan's economy.
This is the fifth paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It presents the Integrated Radar, which brings together the three underlying radars, compares their similarities and differences, and identifies cross-cutting responses.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz became the largest oil supply disruption in history. But the global market did not go into an uncontrolled price spiral. The shock was sharp, but shorter than the most severe forecasts had anticipated. This is a story not only about oil, but also about which forecasting methods work better under conditions of war, physical supply shortage, and high uncertainty.
