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Astana reports 3,547 young people in permanent jobs: where to look next

City career centres report 3,547 permanent placements this year. We examine current internships and vacancies without confusing programme results with the whole labour market. Astana's city administration said on 8 October that career centres had assisted 8,183 young people since the start of 2026. Of those, 3,547 had found permanent jobs.

Economy

The growth nobody felt: what Kazakhstans economy shows in mid-2026

GDP grew 4.1% in the first half of 2026, manufacturing 9.8%, private investment 21.4%. From the same statistics: real wages fell 2.3% in the first quarter, the worst result in the Eurasian Union, and retail trade halved its pace. Both figures are correct, and between them lies the whole of current economic policy.

Economy

Labor and automation: will professions disappear

Every wave of automation arrives under the same headline: the professions will disappear. More often something else happens — the profession changes its content. The cashier did not vanish when terminals arrived; they became an adviser. The accountant stopped adding columns and took up the meaning of the numbers.