Kazakhstan’s capital will host the 5th Astana Economic Forum (AEF) on 22-24 May 2012. The event will convene distinguished politicians, leading experts, and scholars from all over the world to discuss the challenges and prospects of economic development in the context of global transformation.

The annual forum has already managed to become a major international platform for dialogue about the development of new financial mechanisms and the improvement of old ones, the Kazakh MFA’s press service reports.