Azamat Nurseitov

Economist

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

Итоги мая. 90 секунд о мировой экономике
https://t.co/KxeIiONZfC

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

#Казахстан - прородина одомашивания лошадей. Это древняя земля помнит много разных событий, которые повлияли на жизнь разных народов мира

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Kazakhstan, believed to be birthplace of apple and also thought to be land where man first tamed wild horse.

Alan Outram, a British archaeologist from University of Exeter, stated that his research team had discovered evidence that pushed back earliest signs of widespread riding and milking of horses by 1000 to 2000 years from previous estimates. The excavated remains of horses from Botai region of northern Kazakhstan. Radiocarbon dating established that these remains were around 5,500 years old – a period far earlier than Old Kingdom of Egypt or ancient Sumerian culture of Mesopotamia and even before the Mohenjo-Daro civilization of modern Pakistan.

Teeth of these small steppe horses showed unmistakable evidence of having been subjected to bits – an indication that they were used either for riding or pulling carts. They also found broken pieces of pottery used by Botai culture that still contained elements of fat from horses and their milk. This was clear evidence that steppe horses were already being used at this early date to provide both meat and milk – substances which remain prized in Kazakh cuisine and culture today. Researchers also found that horse bones they excavated were slender – a sure sign throughout history of domesticated and carefully bred horses, not of wild ones that had not been subjected to controlled and selective breeding.

Outram’s discoveries are also consistent with a wider emerging body of evidence that many of key developments in human civilization and agriculture took place across vast steppes of heartland of Asia, and not just in river valleys of Middle East and southern and Eastern Asia, as archaeologists for so long assumed.

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of towns and therefore of urban civilization, in territories of modern Kazakhstan far earlier than experts previously assumed. This uncovered that horse was domesticated in Asian steppes at least 3100 to 3600 years ago in Botai region – a period of time parallel with New Kingdom of Egypt and Minoan Empire of ancient Crete. Early findings uncovered primitive tools for working leather that suggested, first, that cattle were being domesticated to provide leather and hides and, second, that leather was being worked to make harnesses that could only have been used on horses, not cattle.

Outram team was surprised by amount of confirmation they actually uncovered and, most of all, by the far earlier dates that their data belonged to. New finds also suggest that traditional practices of ancient Kazakh tribes – eating meat of their horses and drinking their milk as well as using them for transportation – go back thousands of years to the dawn of civilization. They also suggest that spirit of innovation and technology in ancient history did not come only from towns and densely populated river valley cultures on rims of Africa and Asia, but also from heart of “grass ocean” of steppe. Though larger world’s discovery of Kazakhstan’s early domestication of horse is recent, Kazakh scholars have long argued that their homeland was origin of taming of horse. Location, climatic and environmental demands of steppe life would have logically focused the ingenuity and expertise of its people in this direction as essential skills to their survival. Latest findings confirm these long held local beliefs.

Popularity and significance of horse in Kazakh culture today remains strong. New hippodromes or racetracks have opened in Almaty, nation’s largest city and in Kazakhstan’s new capital Astana. Equestrian sports centers have sprung up and horse trekking in nation’s national parks and mountains are popular pastimes.

Kazakhstan has emerged from mists of history as both the most modern and ancient of nations along fabled Silk Road. And its long-cherished equestrian culture has now revealed to have provided a giant gallop forward for human progress.

🎥© adilet_rakhmetolla (IG)

© National Geographic Magazine

#archaeohistories

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

Европа - один из мировых центров притока инвестиций. Франция, Великобритания - традиционные лидеры, но теряют проекты. Новые точки роста: Турция (+20%), Польша (+10), Нидерланды (+8), Испания (+7). Инвестиционная активность растет там, где ниже издержки и высокий потенциал роста

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

#Astana #KZ #Qazaqstan #Kazakhstan

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

#Astana #KZ #Qazaqstan #Kazakhstan

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

Что изменит мир быстрее, чем интернет? Гонка за искусственный интеллект набирает обороты...

https://t.co/cqKhEWCPSl

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

Впечатляет, что КНР за 1 год добавил в энергосистему почти "целую Германию". Прирост 500 ТВт ч (2025) обеспечили солнце +340 ТВт ч, ветер +140 ТВт ч. Это огромный масштаб транформации энергетики. Ведь энергия - основа ИИ, дата-центров, электромашин и аккумуляторов

[Our World in Data @OurWorldInData]

China added a Germany-sized electricity grid last year—

(This Data Insight was written by @_HannahRitchie and Pablo Rosado.)

We’ll often see headlines quoting how many gigawatts of new solar farms or coal plants China is building. But it’s hard to get a meaningful sense of scale for how electricity generation in China is changing.

The chart puts it in perspective.

In 2025 alone, China’s electricity generation increased by almost 500 terawatt-hours (TWh). This is compared here to the total amount of electricity that whole countries generate each year.

Germany generates almost exactly that amount. That means China effectively added a Germany-sized grid to its electricity system in just one year.

What’s also quite staggering is that almost all of this new generation came from solar and wind. China generated 340 TWh more electricity from solar than the year before.

That’s more than our two home countries, the UK and Spain, generate from all sources each year.

Low-carbon sources grew so much that coal power in China actually fell slightly.

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

#KZ Сохраняй спокойствие и найди новый путь! Ставь лайк, если согласен

[Cata Paul 🃏‍‍‍ @CataPaul2]

How Different Asian Countries Solve Problems

1. 🇵🇭 Philippines — Singing
2. 🇯🇵 Japan — Being Disciplined
3. 🇰🇷 South Korea — Working Overtime
4. 🇹🇭 Thailand — Smiling and Moving On
5. 🇮🇳 India — Jugaad (Improvise)
6. 🇨🇳 China — Finding a Way to Mass Produce
7. 🇻🇳 Vietnam — Hustling 24/7
8. 🇮🇩 Indonesia — Santai (Relax)
9. 🇲🇾 Malaysia — Think Logically and Multi-Task
10. 🇸🇬 Singapore — Following the Rules
11. 🇹🇼 Taiwan — Be Prepared and Think Ahead
12. 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste — Stay Strong and Keep Building
13. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh — Keep Going No Matter What
14. 🇵🇰 Pakistan — Chai and Discussion
15. 🇳🇵 Nepal — Stay Positive and Keep Climbing
16. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — Keep Calm and Respect
17. 🇲🇲 Myanmar — Accept and Be Patient
18. 🇰🇭 Cambodia — Keep It Simple and Humble
19. 🇱🇦 Laos — Take It Easy and Go With the Flow
20. 🇧🇳 Brunei — Grateful and Maintain Harmony
21. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan — Strategize and Stay Resilient
22. 🇬🇪 Georgia — Toast First, Then Solve It
23. 🇦🇲 Armenia — Strong Roots, Strong Solutions
24. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — Stay Calm and Find Another Way
25. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan — Think Long Term and Be Hospitable
26. 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — Unity and Adaptability
27. 🇹🇯 Tajikistan — Patience and Wisdom
28. 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan — Plan Well and Stay Determined
29. 🇦🇫 Afghanistan — Be Strong and Keep Hope
30. 🇲🇳 Mongolia — Stay Tough and Endure

🖇️ Source: Asian Vibes illustrated infographic

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

Дональд Трамп и Си Цзиньпин 14-15 мая встретятся в Пекине. Главный вопрос – смогут ли две крупнейшие экономики удержать конкуренцию под контролем. А как считаете вы - стороны договорятся или усилится конфликт?
https://t.co/hqOgPDlbjs

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Orteke - traditional performing art in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿; dance, puppet and music...

Orteke is an indigenous Kazakh performing art that combines theatre, music and puppetry. This folk art entails a music performance with a dombyra, a traditional two-stringed instrument and a dance performed by a wooden puppet. Attached to the surface of a traditional drum with a metal rod, a wooden puppet in the shape of a mountain goat is connected to the fingers of a musician by one or several strings. As the musician strikes their fingers to play the dombyra, the puppet comes to life, hopping in sync with the music while tapping a rhythmic beat on the drum. Some experts can play with three or more puppets at a time. This performance, fascinating for its simplicity, is enjoyed by children and adults alike. It is primarily transmitted within communities and through apprenticeships, although the Kokil Musical College in Almaty has also established a team of researchers dedicated to the art. The biennial Orteke international festivals and regional puppet art competitions are other platforms for the learning and sharing of skills and experience between puppet artists from Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries. An important part of the region’s folk heritage and identity, Orteke also serves as a communication tool between adults and children.

The tradition of the orteke may go back several thousands of years. The word “orteke” derives from “or”, ditch, hole or trap, and “teke”, goat. Orteke are carved figures of a horned mountain goat mounted on stands, manipulated by a puppeteer using slender sticks and strings attached to the puppets’ wooden parts. The orteke are attached by threads to the fingers of the puppeteer-musician playing the dombra (a wooden plucked instrument with two strings) and usually performed on a Kazakh perussion instrument, the daulpaz (dauyilpaz, bass drum), “which has a built­in metal core for the fastening of the body of the goat. From below, the core is connected to a foot of the performer and thus is manipulated by him. Simultaneously, dombra performer can operate three animals (with his two hands and a foot), separately or at the same time.” The goat dances on its drum plinth, creating a percussive rhythm to accompany the string music of the dombra. The goat puppet is also found in neighbouring countries. 

Older Kazakhs today have childhood memories of relatively simple performances with puppets and musical instruments, such as these 1927 reminiscences of a young girl during the pre-Soviet period: “There were people playing the instrument, dombra, and at the end of the dombra they placed the puppet made of straw. And when they played, the puppet began to jump and dance. It was fun for the children. These people were invited to the houses to entertain children, and more often they entertained people in the bazaars. It was very popular, especially among the children …Then the shadow theatre was very popular because there was no electricity and the only entertainment was showing different animals on the wall.”

The Kazakh puppetry and musical tradition called the Orteke is today experiencing a “comeback”, thanks to artists, academics, the Kazakh government, and the public as part of Kazakhs search for a national identity.

Originally made by tribal artist from south-west Kazakhstan, Orteke was all but forgotten; it only survived because a few master craftsmen and puppeteers preserved the tradition and passed it on. Today, traditional Orteke has found new audiences. The government-funded Orteke 2010 puppet festival, held in the country’s capital, Almaty, was devoted to the Orteke. Performers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended the 2010 festival. Some of the Orteke performers were very young, as young as five years old.

🎥© dala_sound

#archaeohistories

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

В мировой экономике за апрель можно выделить 3 тенденции, влияющие на #KZ
1. Энергетический шок.
2. Усиление протекционизма.
3. Дорогие деньги
#ИЭИ #экономика #KZ #Казахстан #тенденции #энергетика #нефть #протекционизм #торговля #деньги #тенге #инвестиции
https://t.co/ITbtOjI643

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

К 2030 году Европа может обогнать Китай по рождаемости населения. На этом фоне Казахстан сохранит уровень рождаемости на уровне 350-400 тыс. в год. Пока народы Китая и Европы стареют, Казахстан сохранит демографическое окно возможностей, что важно превратить в экономический рост

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

If demographic trends hold, Europe could soon record more births than China. That would mark a genuine historical pivot. We would likely have to go back to the Qing dynasty some 300 years ago to find a comparable moment, possibly even further. For most of recorded history, China was not just bigger, it was in a different league. Now the gap is closing from both sides as Europe holds up better than expected and China ages faster than assumed. HT @benbawan

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

У Казахстана 11 место по добыче сырой нефти - 2,06 млн. баррелей в сутки. Возглавляет "второй эшелон", входит в число значимых нефтедобывающих стран. На фоне геополитической напряженности и сбоев поставок нефти из Ближнего Востока возрастает роль Казахстана как экспортера

[Visual Capitalist @VisualCap]

Ranked: The Top Crude Oil Producers in 2025 🛢️

https://t.co/5dvopDYEnK

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

Топ-3 тренда мировой экономики: март
1. Нефтяной шок
2. Возврат "дорогих денег"
3. Фрагментация мировой экономики

Для #KZ окно возможностей: развитие транзитного потенциала, привлечение инвестиций и создание новых производств

https://t.co/sCx3oEdK2x

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

График показывает: зависимость США от торговли с Китаем снизилась до 1% начала 2000-х гг. – это структурный сдвиг в мировой экономике. После роста в 2000-2015 гг. наметился нисходящий тренд. Текущие изменения формируют новую архитектуру мировой экономики на ближайшие 10 лет

[Econovis @econovisuals]

📈 U.S. Trade Dependence on China Falls to Early 2000s Levels

U.S. trade with China as a share of GDP rose steadily from the 1980s, peaking at 3.4% in the mid-2010s, before declining sharply after the onset of the United States–China Trade War in 2018.

By 2025, trade with China had fallen to 1.3% of U.S. GDP—comprising 1.0% imports and 0.3% exports—returning to levels last seen in the early 2000s. This decline reflects ongoing supply chain diversification, tariffs, and strategic trade reorientation away from China.

#USA #China #trade #exports #imports #economy #GDP #goods #TradeWar #tariffs #globalization

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

#KZ на карте входит в зону, где доля налогов, в т.ч. соцплатежи, составляет 15-20% к ВВП (2023). Налоговая нагрузка умеренная, меньше, чем в Европе (30-45%), даже чем в КНР и Турции (20-25%). Проблема не ставки налогов, а узкая налоговая база и зависимость от экспорта сырья

[Our World in Data @OurWorldInData]

📊 Data update: How much revenue do governments collect, and where does it come from?

Governments fund public services — from healthcare and education to infrastructure and defense — largely through taxation.

But how much tax revenue countries collect varies widely, as the chart shows. Here, it's expressed as a share of GDP to allow comparison across countries of different sizes.

In some countries, like Bangladesh and Ethiopia, tax revenue is less than 10% of GDP. In others, like Italy and France, it’s more than 40%.

Understanding how governments raise revenue is key to understanding fiscal policy, state capacity, and the relationship between taxation and development.

The UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset is one of the most comprehensive cross-country datasets on government revenue composition.

Our colleague @parriagadap recently updated our charts with the latest release, which now covers 198 countries and territories from 1980 to 2023.

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

Международные авиарейсы между Европой и Азией в текущих условиях

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

ТОП-3 ТРЕНДА МИРОВОЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ: ФЕВРАЛЬ
1. Нефтяной шок
2.Рост торговых барьеров - тарифы США 15%
3.ИИ - инвестиции SoftBank в OpenAI $41 млрд.
Выводы:
•Аккумулировать нефтедоллары
•Развивать Средний коридор
• Привлекать инвестиции в дата-центры

https://t.co/nGzj38WC3V

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

19.02.2026 провели круглый стол, обсудили новые приоритеты экономической политики Казахстана

https://t.co/f6ay1Ijy4K

[Azamat Nurseitov @Azamat1210]

#Almaty #Museum of Arts
#KZ #Kazakhstan #Qazaqstan