Opinions
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The outstanding minds, academicians and practitioners in economy have gathered here today. I would like to express gratitude for accepting the invitation to come to IV Astana Economic Forum.
Robert Mundell, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
It is my interest in the reform of the international monetary system, and I came specially to discuss this issue in Kazakhstan and not in another country.
Roger Kornberg, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry
I was very impressed by the speech of the President of Kazakhstan during the Forum. His speech was rich, evidential, concise and straightforward. He explained as simple as possible, what he would like to see in monetary relations, food and energy security.
John Nash, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
Astana Economic Forum by its significance is comparable to, perhaps, a meeting in Davos. Uniting the world leading experts in economics, Kazakhstan has once again become an effective dialogue platform.
Finn Kydland, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
I have good impressions about Kazakhstan. It is evident that the country has political stability. The economy is also in good condition.
Robert Aumann, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
The Astana Economic Forum is a great event. It involves a number of prominent experts and economists. Forum is organized at the highest level, and it is impressive.
Sir James Mirrlees, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
I am delighted with the qualitative composition of the participants, who came to the forum. I met here a lot of my colleagues and friends from around the world.
Eric Maskin, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
I hoped to personally visit Astana Economic Forum. But, unfortunately, because of health problems, I could not take part in the Forum. I would like to wish success to your Forum and further prosperity.
Jan Kubis, Special Representative (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
This is a great pleasure to be here and speak before such a distinguished audience and to be part of this truly outstanding event.
Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the UN, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
The IV Astana Economic Forum proudly opens its gates and looks forward to discussing and resolving key issues of the new decade’s development.
Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
I trust this Forum, which brings together so many international agencies and prominent personalities from all over the world, will be a unique opportunity to stress tourism’s contribution to economic growth and development and debate tourism’s way forward in facing today’s challenges and contributing to better future.
Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO)
It is an honour and a pleasure for me to be with you today in this beautiful city of Astana to participate in this Economic Forum. I would like to thank you Mr. President for your personal support for this important initiative.
Jorge Quiroga, Ex-President of Bolivia, Member of the Club de Madrid
“It's an honor to participate in this important event which will undoubtedly make us reflect on the direction our global architecture is taking”.
Stjepan Mesić, Ex-President of Croatia
The role of Nursultan Nazarbayev in development of Kazakhstan is evident. When you have gained Independence, you had all the conditions for further development, the vast natural resources, but only the President could put together all these and find an effective way to use these benefits
Gazi Erçel, Ex-Chairman, Central Bank of Turkey
“President Nazarbayev plays a leading role not only in Kazakhstan’s economy, but also in the global economy. His ideas which were expressed today on the forum will surely benefit the world community”.
Vera Kobalia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Opportunity to gather on one dialogue platform, given each year by the economic forum in Astana, is very important. This year there was a large number of Nobel Laureates, representatives of various ministries, not only from the CIS, but also from other countries.
Suman Bery, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India
“I was absolutely amazed by the detailed attention of the President of Kazakhstan to the international monetary reform. I think that his understanding of this issue in this direction goes beyond the ideas on this topic of many other heads of state”.
Richard Schenz, Vice-President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (Austria)
“Kazakhstan has all conditions to become an economic leader in Central Asia. Your country will only increase the global economic opportunities by becoming a kind of bridge between Europe and Asia”.
Judy Shelton, Senior Fellow, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Co-Director, Sound Money Project (USA)
“Let me also express my appreciation to President Nazarbayev, for his vision and for his commitment to the study of new approaches to conducting a coherent monetary reform”.
Thierry Mariani, Secretary of State for Transport of the Republic of France
I am honored to be the first member of the French Government, who visited the city of Astana in connection with the election of President Nazarbayev.
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