🇰🇿 About the change in the Cabinet of Ministers of Kazakhstan

The resignation of the current government of Kazakhstan surprised many. However, upon visual assessment of the situation in the neighboring country, there were no apparent reasons for changing the cabinet.

This led to the search for political motives for the government change, such as the removal of allies of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

🔻However, in reality, changes in Kazakh society have been brewing for a long time, and specifically in this case, they are internal. The main reasons can be identified as follows:
- Increasing inflation
- Unresolved electricity supply issue
- Frequent incidents in factories and enterprises

The government of Alikhan Smailov was primarily reactive, dealing with crises such as fires in the Abay region, housing and communal service disasters in Ekibastuz, and incidents in mines in the Karaganda region. The ministers did not take proactive measures but rather addressed problems that had already occurred.

For the Kazakh population, the outgoing cabinet became a catalyst for frustration, as they were held responsible for all the troubles and lack of initiative. The changes had been anticipated for a long time, so the locals were not surprised by what happened.

❗️Currently, there are numerous candidates for the position of head of government, making it difficult to make any predictions about the prospects. The new cabinet faces a challenging task, especially considering that this is the third change in two years.

If the previous two attempts did not succeed, the new lineup could face a similar fate. This is particularly true if the Kazakh authorities do not take real action and merely reshuffle positions, giving the appearance of work being done.
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🇫🇷🇹🇯 Will the French build a hydroelectric power plant in Tajikistan?

The French company Carpi has expressed interest in building hydroelectric power plants on the Zeravshan River. This became known during a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, Manuchehr Safarzoda, and representatives of the company.

During the dialogue, Carpi expressed its readiness to participate in the implementation of priority projects in the country's energy sector.

📌 Since Tajikistan's potential for building hydroelectric power plants is quite high due to the terrain, the French have apparently decided to try their luck in this area. Tajik media hope that Carpi will contribute to the creation of a cascade of hydroelectric power plants, agreed with Uzbekistan back in 2018.

Especially now, the Tajiks are grasping at any initiative coming from Western countries, against the background of a reduction in the number of projects due to the suspension of USAID's work. The company will certainly be tried to be attracted to the completion of the long-term construction of the Rogun HPP.

However, there is a nuance: earlier, the French were also tried to be interested in the prospects in the energy sector in Kyrgyzstan. It was about the construction of a hydroelectric power plant by the French Electricite de France. But even after Sadyr Zhaparov's visit to Paris, the matter did not budge from a dead end. And even President Macron, who promised to visit Kyrgyzstan a year and a half ago, never came.
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