In search of a market economy

Kazaktan's Transport Manager Erkin Kaliyev believes freight and long distance passenger operations can reward private investment, but replacing bureaucratic controls with a commercially-minded management is not going to be easy. Nevertheless, Kaliyev has set out a program that will establish competitive self-regulating markets for railway services. Privatization will start with low density lines and industrial sidings, while investment opportunities will be created on the main lines.