Gold Magazine December 2013 - January 2014, Issue 33

Kazakhstan SPECIAL Advertising feature Strategy Kazakhstan 2050 A new political course for Kazakhstan in a fast-changing world By Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan T he paradigm and challenges have changed significantly. The nature of profound transformations taking place across the globe requires sustainable long-term development. Many countries are already trying to look beyond the 2030s and 2050s and “Managed forecasting” is becoming an important develop- ment tool for states in today’s unstable times. Strategy Kazakhstan 2030 was developed for the period of formation of our sovereignty. Its basic parameters have already been accomplished. We are being forced to face up to the challenges and threats of a new reality. They are universal in nature and affect all countries and regions. When we were developing our 2030 strategy, no-one imagined that the world would face an unprecedented global financial and economic crisis, which would create new, totally unexpected, economic and geopolitical circumstances. Back in 1997, Strategy 2030 was being developed as an open document. The possibility for correction had been incorporated into it from the outset. Being aware the international investment, finance & professional services magazine of cyprus Gold 47

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