... US$ 500 million is a blank cheque for Uzbekistan to spend however it wishes, the 250 million with CDB for support Chinese SMEs to bring technology transfers to Uzbekistan. This development is mirrored in the recent creation of a new
US$ 500 million Kazakhstan-China Eurasian Nurly Fund
and the
Russia-China Investment Fund
, a US$ 225 million fund denominated in RMB established principally by the sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund and China Investment Corporation. These funds are designed to support ...
... organized by the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the Leader of the Nation. The event brought together political analysts, diplomats, economists, and social activists from over 20 countries, who discussed a number of Eurasian and global development issues.
Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan, made a speech at the meeting of the club in which he underscored that the dramatic drop in prices for commercial minerals and international trade slowdown put global economy in jeopardy. Kazakhstan leader also emphasized the importance of ...
... growth. Meanwhile, challenges to security across Central Asia have a big knock-on effect in Kazakhstan, and their effect will only grow in future. That is why partnership with key global and regional players makes both economic and political sense for Kazakhstan. Eurasia’s transformation will test the strength of Kazakhstan’s economy and system of government. Russia and China are natural allies of Kazakhstan in sponsoring economic development and guaranteeing security.
The rise of radicalism and Islamic ...
On November 9-11, 2015, RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev was in Astana at the first session of the Astana Club created for discussion of key Eurasian problems and trends by international analysts. The new platform partners with the Russian International Affairs Council,
German Council on Foreign Relations
,
China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
and
Carnegie Endowment ...
... Politics at the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, noted that the “Silk Road Economic Belt” project is able to give new momentum to the development of integration processes that takes place between Russia and Kazakhstan within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union. “
It is important that today the “Silk Road Economic Belt” project undergoes discussion at such a serious expert level. And we are glad this dialogue was started here, in Kazakhstan, for our border will become ...
