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Message of President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Dear people of Kazakhstan, Deputies of Parliament and Members of Government,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

In a few days’ time we will enter the 25th year of our independence. In just a quarter of a century, Kazakhstan has become not only a sovereign nation with an economy that’s part of the global network, but also an equal member of the worldwide community of nations. We have endured many trials together and have steeled and strengthened. We have achieved impressive economic development at rates previously unseen in our history. Our people have never lived as well as we do now. We have achieved a great deal.

Now the world is changing rapidly. A different era is about to start. Right in front of our eyes, a new global reality with different opportunities and risks is taking shape. Today, Kazakhstan’s economy is adversely affected by a number of external factors caused by the collapse of world markets. We cannot influence the origins of global crises. No one is safe from their effects.

I. The challenges of the new global reality

Now it is important for us to see all challenges stemming from developments in the world.

First, the current global crisis is all-encompassing. Instability has taken over almost every commodity market – financial, hydrocarbon, metals, food and others. This is the main reason for the decline in demand for our exports.

Second, the economic slowdown is witnessed in all economies of the world. No one is surprised anymore by a constant downgrading of growth forecasts of global GDP. Since the autumn 2011, the International Monetary Fund has revised its forecast growth figures six times, reducing them from 5 to 3 percent. And apparently, it could go further.

Third, there is no oil windfall today.

Fourth, the global economy came under pressure from political factors. The world is unstable. Major powers are imposing sanctions against each other. They do not trust each other as they did before. Instability and conflict in the Middle East, North and Central Africa have led to massive flows of refugees. Every day brings new reports of terrorist attacks and deaths of dozens of people. A serious threat to the world today is posed by international terrorism. This is an outcome of external forces destructive interfering with the internal affairs of sovereign states.

World development will take place against the backdrop of fierce competition of global and regional centres of power. The challenges of the new global reality must be set against a comprehensive strategy of action based on our real opportunities.

II. Anti-crisis opportunities for Kazakhstan

Global crises create not only risks but also new opportunities. Most global companies earned their initial successes when economies around them were hit by crises. Virtually all nations that became successful in the past half-century have literally started from scratch.

Kazakhstan also was born in a period of crisis. The first decade of our independence was its most difficult one. We lived then mainly “without oil”. Independent Kazakhstan has always grown in spite of external economic effects. Can we say that the first half of the 1990s was favourable for us, when we had just declared our independence? Production stopped, people lost their jobs and livelihoods. We decently, step by step, overcame that crisis. As soon as our country began to feel the first results of changes, the financial crisis broke out in Southeast Asia, in 1997-1998.

A number of strategic decisions and actions made back at that time had an important positive impact and significance. I mean large-scale privatization and the arrival of most multinational corporations to our economy. At that time, we launched construction of a new capital – Astana, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium began functioning, and the Strategy “Kazakhstan – 2030” was adopted. The importance of the decision to establish the National Fund became clear when the global financial crisis of 2007-2009 broke out. Almost $20 billion USD, which made 14 percent of Kazakhstan’s GDP at the time, was allocated towards projects designed to maintain employment, repair and construct roads, and improve public services in cities and villages. Help was received by the banking sector, farmers, small and medium businesses. Thousands of people who were cheated by real estate developers received new housing with government support.

We have developed and consistently implemented two anti-crisis plans. It has led to our greatly successful experience in overcoming economic difficulties. The current global crisis suddenly fell on our heads. I have repeatedly said that its new wave was almost inevitable. This time, Kazakhstan for the first time applies a proactive anti-crisis strategy.

First, we have already begun a second five-year plan of innovative industrial development, which means that we are creating an economy that is not dependent on exports of raw materials.

Second, we adopted a state program of infrastructure development “Nurly Zhol” (Bright Path). An important aspect of crisis management measures means the transition of the national currency to a floating rate.

Third, we are implementing the Plan of the Nation “One hundred specific steps to implement five institutional reforms”. Parliament is working on adjusting a legal basis for the Plan of the Nation. It includes more than 80 laws. They will go into force on January 1, 2016, as we have planned. Administrative barriers for small and medium-sized businesses are being removed, governance is being improved, as well as education and health. All these measures would also give a margin of safety to the state, society and our economy.

Fourth, we have accumulated the necessary state funds and foreign exchange reserves.

Fifth, on my instruction, different scenario based action plans have been designed, as I have mentioned previously. We are ready for a decrease of oil prices even to as low as 30 or 20 dollars per barrel.

Sixth, the new sectors of economy created in the framework of innovative industrialization are becoming the drivers of economic growth in Kazakhstan. Many manufacturing sectors are demonstrating growth. In five years, the manufacturing industry grew by 1.3 times, chemical industry and construction materials production by 1.7 times. Production of engineering industry goods more than doubled whereas its export tripled. More than 800 industrial projects were implemented. This year, the steel industry grew by 15 percent, the chemical industry by 3.2 percent. Manufacture of mineral products grew by 3.2 percent, production of clothing by 4 percent. The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank forecast higher rates of economic growth for Kazakhstan in 2016.

Seventh, economic behaviour of our compatriots is changing. An increase in productivity by more than 60 percent has been registered.

Our people have never been wealthier than today. Since gaining independence, we constructed more than 1,300 health care facilities and more than 1,700 education centres. All of these facilities were provided with modern equipment. Now our doctors can perform all the most sophisticated operations in our country. As a result, the average life expectancy in Kazakhstan has increased to 72 years.

The state fulfils its social obligations in any case. We have made great strides in researching our history and developing our culture.

The salary of public sector employees, social allowances and scholarships will increase by 30%. All of these will allow people to look confidently to the future and will be the basis for a worthy standard of living.

Dear people of Kazakhstan,

Three years ago, I announced the Strategy “Kazakhstan – 2050”. During this period, despite of the negative impact of the global crisis we have achieved outstanding progress in its implementation.

First, in the Global Competitiveness Index drawn by the Davos-based World Economic Forum, Kazakhstan is ranked 42nd in the world.

Second, in the world ranking of the countries that create the most favourable conditions for business, the World Bank’s “Doing Business” report, Kazakhstan is ranked 41st.

Third, today, on November 30, Kazakhstan becomes a full member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Officially, it will be announced at the meeting of the WTO General Council. This event is a milestone in the history of independent Kazakhstan. It is recognition of our country as an equal trade and economic partner. Kazakhstan’s accession to the WTO opens new opportunities for our exporters and foreign investors who will come to the key sectors of our economy.

III. Our main anti-crisis stratagem

Today, a lot depends on us, those who started our Great Kazakhstan Way and the idea of an “Eternal Nation.” We have long-term, medium-term and short-term action strategies.

Now, like any other time before, our main anti-crisis strategy includes three simple but important concepts: growth, reforms and development.

The first one is growth. Primarily, it means economic growth. With regard to the current problems, we need to restore such tempos of economic growth that will provide Kazakhstan’s entry into the top 30 of developed nations of the world. We need to find new domestic sources of growth through the encouragement of private initiative.

The second one is reform. Our reforms provide a stable economy, society and the state. At the moment, we are implementing the Plan of the Nation “100 Specific Steps.” This transformation is comparable to the large-scale reforms that we implemented in the 1990s. We crucially need deep reformation of the state and corporate management, financial and fiscal sectors.

The third one is development. In the 21st century, the main factor of development is continuous modernization of all spheres of national life. We are working on a large-scale transformation of the state, public and private institutions on the principles of Universal Labour Society, high social responsibility and targeted assistance for the most vulnerable segments of the population.

IV. Five areas of crisis and structural changes

In the near future, we need to implement comprehensive anti-crisis and structural changes in the following five areas.

First. Stabilisation of the financial sector

Our most important task is to quickly stabilise the financial system and bring it in line with new global realities.

First, we need to ensure efficient functioning of the financial sector under a floating exchange rate of the tenge. The fundamental point is that there will be no return to the practice of infinite maintaining of the national currency rate at the expense of the National Fund. The National Bank must conduct stress tests of the entire banking sector on non-performing loans. According to the results of the tests, it will be necessary to take measures for their recognition and write-offs. The banks that were unable to solve the problem of capitalisation should leave the financial system. Kazakh banks have to comply with all international standards, including those of the Basel Committee and the International Monetary Fund. It is important to enhance confidence in the national currency through expanding the tools of “de-dollarization.”

Second, in the framework of inflation targeting, the National Bank should reduce the level of inflation to 4 percent in the medium term. For this, a mechanism of flexible interest rates should be used fully.

Third, it is necessary to eliminate the existing institutional deficiencies of the National Bank. Thus, management of the Unified Pension Fund, Problem Loans Fund and other similar financial institutions should be removed from the National Bank’s responsibilities.

Fourth, starting in 2016, retirement assets must be managed by private Kazakh or foreign companies. In order to increase the profitability of retirement assets it is necessary to revise the approach to investing them. We need to treat and manage the Unified Pension Fund the same way as the National Fund.

The National Bank should regularly provide the public and financial institutions with full information on its activities. It is important to establish a normal working dialogue with all participants of the financial sector. Only after the adoption of these urgent measures, stimulation of economy can be started, including monetary methods. I believe that the new leadership of the National Bank will properly manage it. We all need to trust the national currency – the tenge. Deposits in tenge are the best tool for keeping savings of our citizens.

Second. Optimization of fiscal policy

“Living within one’s means” – this is our principle and a proven model of fiscal policy, particularly under the impact of the global crisis. Today, we register a decrease in tax revenues by almost 20 percent. VAT payments have fallen by a quarter and the corporate income tax payments by 13 percent. Raising taxes is no way out of this. It will only put additional pressure on business. To cover budgetary spending at the expense of the National Fund is a short-sighted decision. We do not know what else will turn to our side in the next few years. Therefore, my principled position is that a practice of using National Fund resources for covering current expenses should be discontinued. An annual guaranteed fixed transfer from the National Fund to the national budget should remain the only such mechanism. I entrust the Government to develop a new concept for the formation and use of the National Fund in the new global reality.

We need to revise the whole system of government revenue and expenditure. First of all, we should expand the revenue base budget. In 2017, it is necessary to introduce sales tax instead of VAT. All inefficient tax exemptions should be abolished. We need to optimize tax regimes, to leave only three levels. Those are the common one, the patent for individual entrepreneurs, and the special tax regime for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as the agricultural sector. This mechanism is designed to bring the “shadow economy” to light.

The government’s main task should be to increase fiscal transparency. This is the only way to make everyone eager to pay taxes in full.

The government should ensure the effectiveness of tax administration. The terms of legalization of property were extended until 31 December 2016. Additional incentives for the return of property and money in legal circulation were adopted. Confidentiality and protection from prosecution are guaranteed. I instruct the Government once again to analyze the terms of legalization and, if necessary, to strengthen guarantees for those involved in it. I urge anyone who is still weighing participation in the legalization of property to take advantage of this opportunity.

From January 1, 2017, universal declaration of income and expenses will come into force. Thereafter, arrangements will be made to disclose accounts and assets, wherever they are, in order to find out their origin and taxation with the help of the OECD.

On measures to optimize budget spending, I instruct the Government to conduct a full audit of all budgetary programs. Each tenge is important during the crisis. Inefficient costs or expenses that may be covered by the private sector should be excluded from the budget. It is necessary to review the costs of the regional and industrial development.

We should review the system of public expenditure and subsidies. Today, numerous industries are financed by the state. At the same time, for example, financing through instruments of State Corporation “KazAgro” are not available to half of all agricultural producers. For the “unloading” of budget expenditures we have to actively apply the mechanisms of public-private partnerships.

We should elaborate additional measures to encourage private investments in priority sectors of the economy. It is important to increase the involvement of private investors, not only for the construction of roads, pipelines, hospitals, schools and other facilities, but also for their renovation and maintenance. All expenditure relieved through budgetary optimization must be directed primarily on projects that will bring tangible results for the population.

Third. Privatization and the promotion of economic competition

Today, it is important to free our internal resources to ensure stable economic growth. To do this, we must use two efficient tools, namely large-scale privatization and the enhancement of competition. What is currently holding back growth and competitiveness?

First of all, it is a large public sector, which contains more than 7,000 enterprises. Samruk-Kazyna and KazAgro do not exercise efficient control over their huge assets in industry and agriculture. Samruk-Kazyna’s assets account for more than 40 percent of the country’s GDP, and the company consists of more than five hundred subsidiaries. Holdings such as KazAgro and Baiterek have turned into inefficient intermediaries between the budget and banks. All this is accompanied by overstaffing and consumption of budgetary resources, which at the same time lead to the crowding out of private investment and initiative.

 It is important to remove the restrictions on the privatization of public sector enterprises. It is necessary to revise certain provisions of the Law “On the State Property”, the Civil Code and to reduce the list of strategic facilities that are not the subject of privatization. I instruct the Government to develop a new program of privatization, which would include all the companies owned by the state. In particular, those which are part of Samruk-Kazyna, Baiterek, and KazAgro.  After the privatization, those three holdings must be converted into compact organizations.

Privatization should be carried out at fair market value, openly and competitively. Placement of shares on the stock market and public auctions should be key mechanisms. It is necessary to create the conditions for the maximum engagement of local and foreign investors. I instruct the Government to cancel the pre-emptive rights of shareholders to acquire disposed assets.

Further, the Government should create the conditions for free and fair competition.

First, I assign the Government the task of preparing out specific proposals for strengthening anti-monopoly activities. We need a separate law on the anti-monopoly agency with clear regulation of its status and the order of work.

Second, it is necessary to eliminate the distortion of market incentives through artificial price control. I instruct the Government to continue the transition to market principles of pricing in all sectors of the economy.

Third, policies to promote competition must go hand in hand with effective regulation of the bankruptcy process and the rehabilitation of inefficient companies. A market economy means competition of the strong. Losers should withdraw from the market or start from the scratch.

Our current situation is not like that. Inefficient companies are lining up for many different kinds of subsidies and incentives from the state. In developed countries you never see the bankruptcy of a company leading to a collapse of an entire industry. New owners with investments need to replace the inefficient managers. We should not “pull up” uncompetitive companies at the expense of the state. I instruct the Government to develop a clear and simple procedure of bankruptcy for individuals and legal entities. It should be as easy as possible.

Entrepreneurs and business people!

The Government has created all the conditions to help develop your businesses and stand confidently on your feet. In today’s critical hour, you have a huge responsibility on your shoulders. Engage in privatization, legalize your money and work openly. Being a powerful nation means being a competitive one. Every good that bears the label “Made in Kazakhstan” should hold four characteristics – good quality, convenience, attractiveness, and a cheap price. Only then will our companies succeed, and their goods will be sold quickly. We must drive this ourselves, no one from outside will help us.

I want to appeal to the all the business people, to all well-off compatriots. The Government is embarking on unprecedented measures of privatization and economic liberalization. The country has already given many of you an opportunity to earn and make it onto the front pages of business magazines. I urge you to actively participate in the legalization of capital and privatization tenders. You will help yourselves, Kazakhstan, and all our people.

Fourth. A New Investment Policy Framework

In the coming decade, Kazakhstan needs to:

•        ensure an annual economic growth of 5 per cent;

•        double the export of processed goods compared to 2015 and boost it to $30 billion per year;

•        increase annual investment in the economy by more than $10 billion, and within 10 years – by at least $100 billion;

•        create more than 660,000 new jobs and double labour productivity.

Such economic growth can only be achieved through the development of new drivers that ensure the inflow of export revenues.

The new global reality is that only a diversified economy can effectively counter the consequences of the global crisis. Therefore, we are implementing an industrialization programme. We need a new investment policy.

First, we need to attract more private investment with a special focus on transnational corporations. We should create a favourable environment for attracting “sophisticated investments.” This year we took a decision to work on the establishment of the Astana International Financial Centre. It will become a regional hub for Islamic financing, private banking and reinsurance.

Kazakhstan should be a leading country in the region with strong institutions, competent, efficient and predictable government. We should have the best technical professionals and world-class infrastructure, ensure public order and the personal safety of people.

Further reforms to improve the investment climate should be carried out in cooperation with the OECD and other international financial institutions. I instruct the Government to submit within three months a detailed plan on the improvement of the investment climate. Moreover, in order to intensify work with investors we will establish a Government Council, aimed at attracting investors and improving the investment climate. We need to establish similar Councils in the regions to attract investment for projects of local significance.

Second, it is important to develop regional drivers of economic growth. All investment projects are implemented in the regions. It is therefore necessary to develop separate programmes for the six macro-regions – Southern, Northern, Central-Eastern, and Western regions, as well as Almaty and Astana. We need to develop small and medium businesses around large regional projects. Therefore, the business support programme, Business Road Map 2020, must be part of the investment programs of macro-regions. Measures must be taken to increase labour mobility, above all, aimed at stimulating migration from labour-surplus to labour-deficit regions.

The macro-regions must be connected by a single transport, logistics and communication architecture, created within the Nurly Zhol programme. Currently, 11 projects are being implemented in key directions of Centre-South, Centre-East and Centre-West. The construction of the railway lines Borzhakty-Ersai, Almaty-Shu and the ferry crossing at the Kuryk port are under way. These projects have already provided 72,000 jobs. I instruct the Government to step up the implementation of this programme.

At the same time, given the economic situation, it is necessary to diversify the sources of funding. During my visit to Beijing we reached loan agreements with EXIM Bank of China amounting to $2.6 billion. Currently the construction of many roads is financed from the state budget. However we need to attract foreign and local investors to these projects. In the short term the projects of the Nurly Zhol programme should be financed with the involvement of private capital.

Third, we must now actively explore export opportunities in global and regional markets. We should efficiently use the economic potential of neighbouring countries. These are, first of all, China, Russia, Iran, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, nations of Central Asia and the Caucasus. These countries import goods and services amounting to more than $3.5 trillion per year. It is necessary to conclude a free trade agreement of the Eurasian Economic Union with key regional markets. The Government must review these issues with our partners and address them while maximizing benefit for all. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to mobilize Kazakhstan’s diplomatic missions abroad to help perform this task.

Fourth, we need to develop the training of technical professionals to the maximum extent possible. Technical and vocational education should be a major focus of investment policy. To do this, we need to create training centres in cooperation with Germany, Canada, Australia and Singapore. They will become models of technical and vocational education for the whole country.

Fifth, we must increase the innovative potential of Kazakhstan’s economy. It is important to lay the foundations for a future economy. We need to develop expertise in smart technologies, artificial intelligence, integration of cyber-physical systems, future energy generation, design, and engineering. This can be done only through the establishment of an efficient research and innovation system. It will be based on strong research universities and innovation clusters formed on the basis of the “Astana Business Campus” high-tech park at Nazarbayev University and the Technopark “Alatau” in Almaty. The holding of EXPO 2017 International Specialized Exhibition in Astana provides us with a good opportunity to actively develop new energy based on green technologies.

Fifth. New Social Policy

For many years we pursued an active social policy and in strengthening economic growth, we have considerably improved our citizens’ quality of life. Despite the challenges facing our economy following the global financial crisis, we remain committed to improving the welfare of our people. In the last decade, the government’s social spending has almost tripled in real terms. The number of people employed in the social sector and in public administration exceeds 1.2 million. More than 1.5 million citizens have access to benefits and payments.

Despite the current economic risks, we will continue to provide assistance to our people and support them financially. I declare that from 1 January 2016, we will increase public healthcare workers’ salaries by 28 percent; public educators’ salaries by 29 percent; and the salaries of those working in social protection by 40 per cent. It is appropriate to tailor our support depending on the specifics needs of each category of public employees. From next year, we will provide a 25 percent increase in monthly scholarship payments and in social benefits in the event that a worker becomes disabled or loses his or her ability to earn. As of 1 January 2016 we will adjust the solidarity pension on the rate of 2 percent ahead of the inflation. In 2016, salaries of the majority of civil servants (of Corps B) will increase by 30 percent. Funds for this will be raised by optimising budget expenditures. We will find the means to implement these salary increases and fulfil our social obligations to the people.

I speak to our population’s most vulnerable groups. We have always helped those in need. But at the same time, social justice must not be distorted.

Every social payment made places additional pressure on not only the national budget, but on every employed person in Kazakhstan. It should be widely agreed that the idea of social justice should not turn into social injustice, especially if at the expense of workers.

Today only the Society of Universal Labour can become a real basis for effective economy that is resistible to external shocks. To expand social support for citizens, I task the Government with developing a new Road Map of Employment until the end of March 2016. The program’s funding will be increased from the previous Road Map implemented in 2009-2010. This will provide stability in the labour market through the projects of local infrastructure development and beautification of towns and villages. We will also establish significant short-term development programs and advanced training sessions. In addition, we will expand micro loan programs for entrepreneurial development.

Today I reiterate that we are developing a new social policy. The role of the state must be to support vulnerable citizens and promote the investments of human capital. Support will only be given to citizens in need, based on an assessment of their income and living conditions. Everyone else must earn through hard work. In accounting for the needs of different groups of people, we will establish varying norms of the subsistence minimum and reconsider its structure. Within three months, I ask the government to outline a proposal for optimizing the social security system.

State support for those who can work should be provided only on the basis of their participation in retraining or employment programs. I instruct the Government to adapt social support systems reflecting this idea from 2017. The state’s social policy should prioritise extensive investment in human capital. We must continue to modernise our education and healthcare systems in line with earlier programmes. I announce that from 2017, the “Free Vocational Education for All” project will be implemented. I ask the government begin preparation for this project.

Young People of Kazakhstan!

As early as possible, accustom yourselves to be thoughtful, hardworking, self-motivated, and active. Go boldly to regions with better job opportunities and higher demand. If you master your subjects and work hard, then all professions are open to you.

Now is the time to pursue technical, scientific and innovation specialities. Those who get ahead work without laziness, constantly search for knowledge, and tirelessly learn new skills. This will bring you better living conditions and a higher status. All the fundamental reforms and programs we have been implementing have all been designed for you and your future.

I urge young people to embrace actively new skills, specialities and professions. I worked in a boiler suit, standing in front of a blast furnace. Take me as your model! And years from now this life experience will certainly be useful whatever future you choose.

As always, all the measures in this Address are practical and backed by solid funding. For 2014-2015, one trillion tenge has already been allocated to develop small and medium-sized business. For the Nurly Zhol program projects – 2.7 trillion tenge, and 2.7 trillion tenge were provided by international financial organizations. The People’s Republic of China has extended a loan of $2.7 billion.  In total, more than 7.2 trillion tenge have been provided for the implementation of the projects outlined in this Address. Our major objective and responsibility is to use these funds efficiently.

We are not alone as we tackle our challenges. Through our balanced foreign policy, we have acquired many friends around the world and they support us. You have seen my visits and talks with the heads of leading countries. An agreement on cooperation in the non-primary sector worth $23 billion was reached with China. This involves the creation of more than 40 industrial enterprises. Visits to Paris and London were also successful in terms of economic cooperation. The total amount of signed contracts equals $11.5 billion. The visit of the President of Russia to our country showed the stability and strength of our traditional good relations with our neighbour and the development of economic integration. The visit of the Prime Minister of Japan opened new opportunities for investment and economic collaboration. Toyota will, for the first time, manufacture automobiles in Kazakhstan.

One of our biggest achievements is the high level of confidence in us from the international financial institutions. At this sensitive time and to support our reforms, they have provided access to us of $9 billion of financial resources. We are signing an agreement with the European Union on enhanced partnership and cooperation. We are united with the world community in fighting for a nuclear-weapon-free world and against terrorism and extremism. We stand for the settlement of any conflicts by peaceful means and we do everything we can to meet this goal.

The international community supports the reforms we have started and our 100 Concrete Steps programme. These reforms, as well as implementation of the tasks connected with them, which I have set out in this Address, will be very challenging, and even painful. But we have no alternative. If we do not together meet these challenges, we will fall badly behind global development. But, as always, we will do what we have said we will.

Dear Compatriots!

In early 2016, the new laws, adopted as part of the Plan of the Nation, will come into force. Today I have announced new measures designed to strengthen our economy, state and society. We are all responsible for the future of our country. There is a tough job ahead of us. The special role in implementing the plans set out in my Address to the People of Kazakhstan is to be played by the Nur Otan Party. The Address must be a basis for action by all members of the party and its programme for the coming years. We must communicate what we are doing widely to the public and mobilize them behind the plans and goals I have set out. MPs of the Nur Otan Party should work to put into law our anti-crisis and structural transformation plans.

I appeal to all the political parties, public associations, all citizens to embrace a sense of common concern for the welfare of our Motherland and actively participate in delivering the ambitions contained in this Address.

We are facing a difficult time but we will overcome all these challenges.  I am confident we will come through this new global crisis even stronger. Thanks to our common will and strong traditions of unity, Kazakhstan will achieve new levels of development!

Dear People of Kazakhstan!

All crises are temporary. They come and go. Only our fundamental values are eternal, our commitment to the independence of our country, the unity of our people, and the wellbeing of future generations. All the challenges I have talked about we will overcome.  We will meet our goal of joining the ranks of the 30 most developed countries in the world. We have everything that is needed to become an Eternal Nation of high spirits, outstanding industriousness, and solid unity. We are proud of our history, waving our flag of independence, strengthening our foundations. Our pillar is independence, our desire is stability, our strength is unity!

I believe in our people. Let us see our country high in the sky, spreading its wings like the golden eagle on our celestial flag. Let us always fly the banner of our creative people who can appreciate what they have and build something new. Go, Kazakhstan!


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Children and young people’s mental health

£15 million to help with impact of pandemic.

Funding of £15 million is being made available to respond to children and young people’s mental health issues, with a focus on those  brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The funding will be distributed to local authorities to support a local response for five to 24-year-olds, their families and carers.

Of this, £11.25 million will be for services in response to the pandemic, such as support for children who are struggling emotionally due to returning to school under new restrictions.

The remaining £3.75 million will be the first instalment of an annual £15 million fund to provide new and enhanced community mental health and wellbeing services. These new services will have a focus on prevention, early intervention and the treatment of distress.

Minister for Mental Health Clare Haughey said:

“The pandemic has been very hard for everyone, but for many children and young people it has been particularly difficult.

“Families have told us they need more support for mental and emotional distress and for their wellbeing and resilience, delivered in a community setting. By providing funding to tackle the impacts of the pandemic, alongside a separate fund to provide long term mental health and wellbeing support, we aim to deliver help where it is needed.

“This funding is in addition to supporting the recruitment of an additional 80 mental health professionals to work with children and young people, and our recent announcement of a further £3.6 million to help provide more than 80 additional counsellors in every college and university in Scotland over the next four years. We are also ensuring that every secondary school will have access to a counsellor.”

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“This funding will allow local authorities to continue their work to support  young people’s mental health and wellbeing needs arising as a result of the pandemic, and to implement new and enhanced services, providing early support for children and young people experiencing wellbeing issues, and their families. These actions will help ensure the best outcomes for our children and young people in the short and longer term.”

Letters have been sent to all of Scotland’s 32 local authorities inviting them to apply for a share of the funding.

A Transition and Recovery Plan, published on 8 October, outlines the Scottish Government’s response to the mental health effects of the pandemic, containing more than 100 actions.

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Federal cybersecurity grants are expected “in the coming months,” with CISA still mulling feedback and finalizing. Local governments should use the time to ensure they’re part of any state planning processes.

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A momentous $200 million worth of federal cybersecurity grant money is slated to come to state and local governments this year, with another $800 million arriving over the next three years. Localities are to be the biggest recipients — with 80 percent of the funds promised to them.

But with the year halfway over, state and local governments are still wondering when they’ll see the money, what they’ll have to do to get it and how far it’ll actually go.

“We know the big question that everybody has is when is the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) coming out. We do hope it will be out in the coming months. There are just some additional complexities with standing up a new grant program,” said Alaina Clark, assistant director for stakeholder engagement at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the federal agency charged with administering the grants.

The agency will aim to time the notice of funding to be sensitive to states’ different fiscal cycles, Clark said during a June 6 RSA Conference panel.

CISA has been considering feedback from state and local partners as it gets closer to finalizing the details of the program, and various questions remain unaddressed. Still, municipalities can — and should — act now, Clark said. States must provide CISA with cybersecurity spending plans before receiving grants, and then will disburse monies out to localities. Clark said localities should act now to ensure they’re part of states’ planning processes to ensure their needs are heard.

“Make sure you know how your state planning committee is being set up, and that you have a voice at that table,” Clark said.

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(Left to right): Massachusetts’ Stephanie Helm; Providence, R.I.’s Monsurat Ottun; CISA's Alaina Clark; and moderator Jason White.
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CISA has yet to fully determine how it will assess the grant program’s success. Clark said it likely will be adding a few additional considerations beyond those already outlined in the legislation behind the grants.

Monsurat Ottun, associate city solicitor and chief information security, data privacy and risk management strategist for Providence, R.I., suggested that holding municipalities to hitting the same strict metrics may not be appropriate, because municipalities all come from different starting points and contexts. She suggested instead seeking to have municipalities clear a certain bar.

“It’s really difficult to use a standard and metric for every single municipality,” Ottun said. “I would say that having something that is more like a baseline, rather than something that’s stringent.”

Well-intentioned efforts to ensure all localities get a slice of the grant money could also backfire if they result in the funding being divided up among so many parties that each receive a share too small to use effectively, said Massachusetts’ Stephanie Helm. Helm is director of the MassCyberCenter, an organization established by Massachusetts’ governor to help develop the commonwealth’s cybersecurity ecosystem and support its cybersecurity resiliency and outreach.

“We have to look at how we can maximize the resources because if we salami slice everything for 351 municipalities [in Massachusetts], we’re not going to be able to make any difference,” Helm said.

That’s a common concern, and Clark said both state and local partners have asked CISA to permit states to invest grant monies in managed services that can be shared across localities, rather than handing all of the local funding allotments directly to municipalities.

There’s no verdict on it yet: Clark said CISA is considering the suggestion and will clearly detail acceptable uses of the grants when it releases the final notice.

Some states are already planning how they might use the forthcoming grants, while others may have yet to begin.

Clark said some states likely will be forming new planning committees designed around utilizing the cybersecurity monies, while others might tweak existing grant management bodies to meet these particular requirements — the grant program stipulates, for example, that at least 50 percent of state planning committee members bring cyber or IT backgrounds.

Whether the committees are already formed, just emerging or to be made, local governments need to be sure they understand how their state will handle it and that they’re part of these groups or at least have their ear. Clark noted that states will be allowed to use grants to support creating these committees.

“Do not wait for the Notice of Funding Opportunity to come out to start asking some of those questions of the state,” Clark said.

Ottun spoke similarly, “It’s really important for us to be at the table as they’re making decisions [at the state level] about disseminating the funds, so that they’re not allocating in areas that we don’t need.”

Massachusetts is among those who’ve already been working to identify prospective grant funding areas. The state is waiting to see the notice until it forms a committee, but looking at the legislation behind the grant has given state officials a rough understanding of the kinds of activities that will be supported and allowed them to tentatively plan.

The commonwealth has an existing program for providing supports and advice to localities to help them meet a certain cybersecurity baseline. Officials have been considering how funding infusions in the anticipated cybersecurity categories could further support these goals and allow them to expand the program’s scope.

“Once we get the planning guidance in place from the NOFO, we’ve got at least a draft of where we are and where we might potentially go,” Helm said.
Jule Pattison-Gordon is a staff writer for Government Technology. She previously wrote for PYMNTS and The Bay State Banner, and holds a B.A. in creative writing from Carnegie Mellon. She’s based outside Boston.


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A Spokane, Wash., woman suspected of being a longtime methamphetamine dealer in and around the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation admitted trafficking charges this past week, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Kristina Dawn Russette, 30, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth. Russette faces 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release.

Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Chief Judge Morris set sentencing for June 2 and continued Russette’s detention.

According to court documents filed by the government, law enforcement officers in 2019 and 2020 learned from multiple individuals that Russette was supplying methamphetamine from the Spokane area to individuals on the Rocky Boy Reservation.

The documents allege that in May 2020, Russette was driving a vehicle that was stopped in Washington for traffic violations. The vehicle was searched pursuant to a tribal search warrant, Russette’s consent and her probation conditions.

In a purse in the rear seating area were multiple bags containing suspected methamphetamine. A passenger in the vehicle stated that he and Russette had picked up those drugs in Spokane. The DEA determined the drugs from this seizure contained about 746.8 grams, or about 1.6 pounds, of actual methamphetamine.

FBI investigators also obtained information from multiple Facebook accounts in which Russette had used slang or code to communicate about drugs and to arrange for the distribution of drugs.

 Additional individuals interviewed by the FBI identified Russette as a longtime supplier of large quantities of meth to persons on and around the Rocky Boy Reservation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Plaut is prosecuting the case, which was investigated by the FBI, Chippewa Cree Law Enforcement Services, the Tri-Agency Drug Task Force, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Kalispell Tribe Public Safety Department in Washington and the Airway Heights Police Department in Washington.

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Holy basil is also known as "Tulsi " or "Queen of Herbs" and is one of the best herbs believed to contain enormous medicinal properties. The plant is native to South East Asia and is even worshipped in India. As per studies, the plant has a very high nutritional value and contains Vitamin A, C, Calcium, zinc, and iron in abundance. Oleanolic acid, Ursolic acid, Rosmarinic acid, Eugenol, Carvacrol, Linalool, and β-caryophyllene are the major active components present in Tulsi. Tulsi is a well-known ayurvedic medicine and has several health benefits. Intake of tulsi is good for the heart, respiratory tract, kidney, Eye, oral health

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Calcium 2113mg 162.54%
Iron 42mg 233.33%
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As we all know Sage CRM provides us with a customized way to keep record of the issues or say cases assigned to a user. But what if this cases are remained untouched! Does your CRM help? No! That is where the Service level agreements (SLA) come in.
SLA provides us with the functionality to inform higher authority if certain action on the ticket are not performed. Escalations are fired against cases in order to track the length of time i.e.  for how long the case remained in a particular stage. Escalations are not only fired once but for the number of times you set the actions in CRM, by default it is 5 but can be increased or decreased based on the severity of the case.
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How Mummy Parts Were Once Used As Medicine

The World History Encyclopedia reports that the notion of the soul was a deep and complex one to the people of Ancient Egypt. For them, a loved one's essential essence consisted of nine different elements, the most notable being the Ba (a bird-like being with the face of the deceased that could flit between the mortal world and the afterlife), the Khat (the body itself), and the Ka (a spiritual form of the person). The former and the latter, World History Encyclopedia goes on, could not exist without a person's physical remains. This is why the Khat needed to be preserved through the laborious process of mummification. These mummies, when discovered in later centuries, were actually used in various medicines. Here's how.

As Mental Floss reports, the culture of Ancient Egypt has intrigued the world for centuries. This, sadly, has led to countless cases of tombs being desecrated and robbed and mummies being unceremoniously destroyed or otherwise disturbed. According to Vice, the upper crust of Victorian society in late-1800s Britain considered mummy unwrapping parties to be the height of sophisticated entertainment, with a little grim scientific value to boot. Surgeon Thomas Pettigrew performed several, and they would attract crowds of around 3,000 people.

Mysterious medical marvel mummies

This ghastly fascination with mummies dates back much further, however. In the Middle Ages, a product known as mummy (which was made from the crushed bodies of mummies) was a popular product in apothecaries, per Britannica. The Pharmaceutical Journal states that there was a long-held belief in the healing properties of mummy remains, which may be attributed to the fact that they were believed to have been made with bitumen from the Dead Sea (an assertion that might have been false).

The Pharmaceutical Journal goes on to suggest that mummy medicines were frequently used as treatments for ailments as varied as abscesses and diseases of the spleen. Merck Group adds that powdered mummy was sometimes seen as nothing less than a magical cure-all elixir (dubious as such claims often proved to be in practice). Naturally, this tremendous demand meant that some throughout the ages have been less than honest about the authenticity of their medical marvel mummies. Per The Pharmaceutical Journal, the king of Navarre's doctor, Guy de la Fontaine, traveled to Alexandria in 1564 to secure a supply of mummies for the king. The trader he spoke to revealed that his mummies largely consisted of the bodies of contemporary workers, which the trader had prepared with bitumen and left to dry in the sun until they resembled the genuine article.


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Eastbourne is set to be a go-to destination for fans of comedy this summer. Eastbourne Theatres will see Michael McIntyre, Alan Carr, Ruby Wax & Joe Pasquale take to the stage, amongst many other well-known comedians. Dara O’Briain starts the ball rolling on May 8, with his show Crowd Tickler. One of the most recognisable faces on British TV as the host of Mock The Week and Star Gazing Live, expect fast-paced comedy from the king of audience interaction.

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A local school opened its gates to Brighton residents on Friday, November 14 for a drop-in energy advice surgery. The free and impartial expert advice sessions, provided by Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) and backed by Caroline Lucas MP, form part of the school’s Energy Month. During November students and staff are looking at ways to save energy, building on the 10 per cent electricity reduction the school achieved in 2013-14. Solar panels now power computers in one of the new school buildings and earn the school extra money to plough back into education.

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The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) is committed to recruiting, cultivating, engaging, and encouraging a diverse and vibrant community of faculty, staff, and students. Diversity can be multivariate, intersectional, and complex, and at HGSE, we define a diverse population to include a wide range of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; life, school, and career experiences; and political, religious, and personal beliefs. These and other important attributes reflect the complexity of our increasingly diverse student body, local community, and worldwide population.

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Qatar won the right to host the official World Tourism Day (WTD) 2017 celebrations, which will be held under the theme, ‘Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development’.

The announcement was made following a vote of the 21st United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly held in the Colombian city of Medellin.

Celebrated annually on September 27, WTD is the biggest international event in tourism. It aims to foster awareness among the global community on the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.

The event, held in a different continent each year, seeks to address the global challenges outlined in the UN Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals and to highlight the tourism sector´s contribution to achieving them.

“Qatar's tourism sector is among the fastest growing globally. Our National Tourism Sector Strategy outlines an ambitious path of development through 2030,” Qatar Tourism Authority's international co-operation director Saif al-Kuwari said in a statement yesterday.

“We believe that holding the official WTD 2017 celebrations in Qatar will provide a timely opportunity to take stock of the sector’s achievements and provide us with a new catalyst for all that is yet to come,” he observed.

Al-Kuwari noted that the tourism event mirrors the overarching message from this week’s UNWTO General Assembly which says that tourism has the power to drive the growth of nations around the world and must be at the forefront of national development plans.

“In Qatar 2017, we will create a series of events that will carry this message from us all, to the world,” he said.

Following the vote, UNWTO secretary general Dr Taleb Rifai cited the unique ability of tourism to spur development across socio-economic boundaries.

“As a sector behind as many as one in eleven jobs worldwide, tourism is a valuable source of livelihood for millions of people,” he said.

“Built around the countless cross-cultural encounters happening every day in all corners of the world, tourism is also a gateway to greater understanding of the world beyond our borders, and the first step in building peace between communities and nations,” Rifai added.

Burkina Faso was previously selected to host WTD 2015 under the theme “One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities.” Next year’s celebrations will be held in Thailand and will be centered around “Tourism for All - promoting universal accessibility”.

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Very rare and sought after Busato, a well known and recognized model, this same exact same model was played by Hono Winterstein with Birelli Lagrene at the Vienna Jazz Festival which made the reputation of this guitar. This example doesn’t have a label, but is unmistakably made by Busato, which you can recognize by the arched back, a three piece neck, and the very beautiful ornated pickguard. Every now and then you can find one of these guitars with either a Busato or a Sonora label. Sonora was a retail company who had guitars made for them by famous luthiers, like di mauro, castelluccia and in this case Busato.
This guitar is in complete original state which is not common these days. From the tuners to the tailpiece, nothing has been been replaced and that is what gives this guitar so much character. This guitar has been looked well after and been well maintained. Over the 70 years of his life the top has come down and therefore the characteristic bridge has been added some height and the bracing under the top has been reinforced. This has been done in a masterful way by luthier Leo Eimers, making sure it’s stable so it will not sink further. This maintenance work results in a very nicely playing guitar with a phenomenal vintage sound.

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Brand Sonora Busato
Type Roundhole
Condition Fair
Year ~1950
Origin France
Top European Spruce
Back Laminated walnut
Sides Laminated walnut
Neck & headstock Walnut
Fretboard Rosewood

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  • Cute ONE SIZE snap button down neckline bodysuit
  • Fabric has super stretch, lightweight feel, fitted style
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  • Pair with distressed denim, blazer, and cute sneakers
  • Color options: black, purple, white, blue green

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If for any reason you are unhappy with your purchase, we will gladly accept your return back in its original, unworn condition within 14 days from the date of delivery.
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ first few weeks in office have been a hot mess.

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Your Logo as a Starting Point for Your Website

When you get ready to have your website created, one of the best starting points is your logo.

There are other options: websites you admire, for example, can give your designer an idea of your preferences. You can begin with a great photo of your product or your building or yourself. You can begin with a template or a theme and have it customized. But your logo is one of the best starting points.

Consider the three samples above, created by Jay Jaro for GraysLland Acres llama and goat farm.

The owners ended up with a variation on the third of the samples Jay prepared, and Tom Hapgood designed an elegant website using the champagne color and elaborate script of the logo to create an upscale feel. If the farm photos were replaced with shots of luxurious hotel rooms, the site would be completely appropriate for a fine hotel. graysllandacres

But the current logo couldn’t be replaced with either of the other two designs without making other changes to the site. The happy cartoon farm would be out of place in the glamorous gold, silver, and sage web design. The spare and modern black and white logo calls for something kickier, and would make the understated elegance of the current color scheme look more drab than posh.

If you have a logo already, be sure to send it to your web designer at an early stage of work on the website. Send it in a vector file if you can. If you don’t have a logo, consider beginning with that design job, or having the same person create both the logo and the web design.

Don’t have the two jobs done separately and expect to drop the logo into the web design later. Communication will make all the difference here.


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About this Committee

 The first meeting of the General Assembly Plenary was held in January of 1946, just shortly after the end of World War II. Its main purpose was and is still to be able to discuss multifaceted issues. For example, in the first GA Plenary session they covered topics ranging from refugees to genocide to discrimination to budget and even to a world shortage of cereals. The General Assembly is also responsible for appointing the Secretary General, selecting non-permanent members of the Security Council (ten different countries selected every two years to serve alongside the five permanent members [China, Russian Federation, France, United States, and United Kingdom]), approving the United Nation’s budget. Luckily for all of you, you are only responsible for submitting position papers, discussing/debating the different issues at the conference, and forming resolution papers. While HAMUN is a shortened version of an actual UN conference, it still allows for you to obtain valuable knowledge and insight into how actual UN conferences are run. Notably, one of the most distinct things about the General Assembly Plenary is that our topic has always been and is still “open agenda.” This means that you can write about whatever issues you like. However, I would like to give you at least some guidance, so I would recommend researching what current issues your country is facing, what world events are currently happening, and how you think that your particular country would handle these issues and/or conflicts. Again, I wish you all the best of luck and cannot wait for an amazing HAMUN 48!

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The wild and untamed Amazon jungle is home to pink dolphins, green anacondas and black caiman alligators. The tribes are as unruly and untamed as their vast, luscious and overgrown environment. The Amazon river is 6,575 km (4,086 mi) long and runs through numerous countries and communities in South America.

The Amazon Tribes need Jesus

Unfortunately, many indigenous communities in the Amazon do not have the same moral values as Christians. In many of these communities, children are abused as they do not value human life. It is heart-breaking that an innocent child’s life is not valued, but to the people of the Amazon this is normal. In Mark 10 verse 14 it is clear to see the love that Jesus has for children, “He said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Many of the Amazon tribes have shamans who have a wide knowledge about the plants and animals in the region. The shaman often communicates with spirits and exposes the tribes to darkness. This is why it is so important to reach these tribes with the Gospel and win their souls for Jesus.

Whatever it takes!

The hot humid air of the jungle will never steal the joy or kill the excitement of those who bring the Good News. Despite the drenching heat and the overweight mosquitoes; God is present in the Amazon too.

After years of prayer and preparation it was finally possible for Harvesters Ministries to start training pastors in the Amazon two years ago.

The only way to reach these indigenous groups, is by flying in a small 8-seater airplane and then travelling the rest of the way per boat. It takes a few days just to reach the first community. One can see some interesting things and eat very strange dishes on these trips.

‘Badhu’ is a type of mud eating, hard-headed, blackish, thick-lipped, skew-eyed, slippery catfish and a favourite among the Amazon tribes!  We were served fish soup, fish eggs and fish meat during our last trip. They watched us carefully as we ate the fish as brave, culturally, sensitive missionaries do. They proudly announced, “Now you are part of us – truly Amazonian”. We faked a smile as one last fish egg found its slippery way down our throats.

Testimonies from the Jungle

During a recent visit to the Amazon a lively pastor, Sadia, was full of fire. She made sure she understood all of the ‘mechanics’ of how to plant a church and off she went … and planted a church – even before the training was done.

Sadia cannot do this alone! She is currently training student pastors and your gifts are making this possible. Sadia is from the Santo Antonio village which is expanding quite rapidly due and there is a great need for the Gospel.

God’s Kingdom is Growing in the Amazon

Since the very first training session two years ago 423 churches have been planted in Brazil alone and more than 170 pastors have received training. Many of these pastors reach out into the Amazon. They are passionate about winning souls for Jesus. Generous gifts from donors like you have made it possible to train these pastors in Evangelism, Discipleship and Church Planting.

Another victory was when it was possible to hand out the Word of God in the heart of the jungle. Most of the new believers in the Amazon tribes do not own a Bible and have no way of ever purchasing one. Your gifts made it possible to take the Word of the God to some of the most remote villages on the banks of the mighty Amazon river. The Word of God does not simply enter a community, it transforms a community.

The doors that the Lord has opened in the Amazon reminds us of God’s promise in Isaiah 43:19 “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”


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