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[[File:Kairat Kelimbetov at the World Economic Forum on Europe 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Kairat Kelimbetov at the [[World Economic Forum]] on Europe and Central Asia 2011]]
'''Kairat Kelimbetov''' is the Governor of [[Astana International Financial Centre]], a new initiative launched by Kazakhstan government to develop country's non-banking financial sector. He served as a Governor of the [[National Bank of Kazakhstan]] from October 1 of 2013 till November 2 of 2015. He served as a Vice-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from January 20 of 2012 till October 1 of 2013. He also served as the CEO of [[Samruk-Kazyna]] Sovereign Wealth Fund and as the Minister of Economy and Budget Planning in the [[Government of Kazakhstan]].<ref name=MEBP>[http://www.traveldocs.com/kz/govern.htm Principal Government Officials] Travel Document Systems</ref> In late July 2005 at that time a Minister Kelimbetov announced that Kazakhstan's GDP grew by 9.1% in the last year.<ref name=GDP>[http://www.rferl.org/reports/centralasia/2005/08/29-030805.asp Week At A Glance (25-31 July 2005)] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

Mr. Kelimbetov was instrumental in developing numerous reforms and economic policies. As the Chief Executive of Samruk-Kazyna SWF he was responsible for the anti-crisis program launched in 2008, as well as the development programs of major state owned enterprises. As a deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan he represented the country during the creation of Eurasian Economic Union and oversaw macroeconomic policy of the government. Under his management the National Bank of Kazakhstan adopted a new monetary policy regime.<ref name=IT>[http://www.nationalbank.kz/cont/publish420901_29263.pdf Transition towards inflation targeting (21 August 2015)] National Bank of Kazakhstan</ref>

He is a graduate of [[Georgetown University]]'s, [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] ([[The Pew Charitable Trusts|Pew Economic Freedom Fellows Program]],1999), the [[List of universities in Kazakhstan|Kazakh State Academy of Economics]] (management, 1996), and  [[Lomonosov Moscow State University]] (Mathematics, 1993).<ref>[http://www.minexasia.com/2011/wp-content/themes/mxasia/speakers-mxca-2011/Kairat-Kelimbetov.html Kairat Kelimbetov], minexasia.com</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Government of Kazakhstan]]

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