Kazakhstan has already become a transit hub between Europe and Asia, and that is not a goal but a reality. The Middle Corridor is expanding capacity, and the country is carefully balancing between the world's major players. But the key question remains open: how do you turn natural wealth and geographic position into a truly diversified economy? Andrei Mikhnev, World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, has spent more than 30 years at the organization. In this episode of Life of a Diplomat, he explains what is holding Kazakhstan back from reaching the next level, why carbon neutrality by 2060 is achievable, and how regional cooperation in Central Asia is reshaping the balance of power on the global stage.
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