The population’s debt load has surely been one of the most debated societal issues in the last year.

The prevalent view in Kazakhstan is that we lack adequate “technical” prerequisites for doing business.

This report was prepared by the DESHT Team (Institutional Transformation Group).

This issue is frequently mentioned, and the magnitude of the numbers in certain regions is alarming.

“The general population lives in poverty.” Such an opinion is widely held and news in favour of it are widespread.

Without waiting for economic diversity, what steps can Kazakhstan take to raise per capita income?

The Kazakh authorities should focus on political, judicial, antimonopoly reforms, modernising the social security system, infrastructure.

One customs reform, the removal of obstacles, corruption, and criminality, provided a “clean” 300 billion KZT to the budget.

Which of the following statements would you rather answer in the affirmative?

Everything is connected, even if you deny human incentives and the market laws built on them.

The economy is not becoming more dependent on imports dynamically.