The role of distribution centres in the logistics infrastructure of Kazakhstan Zhanna Arynova, Gulmira Nakipova, Aigul Nurmaganbetova, Gulzhan Alina, Aigul Orazbayeva, et al. Acta Logistica, 2024 Distribution centres play a key role in the supply chain and their insufficient number will entail supply chain disruptions —supply delays and problems, as well as lost profits. Currently, distribution centres in Kazakhstan are located only in large cities. However, the growth of e-commerce (from 11729.9 billion tenge to 15763.7 billion tenge in 2022 compared to 2020) determines the need to solve this problem. Our study establishes the dependence between the areas of distribution centres and the e-commerce volume. This analysis, unlike the existing ones, examines the effect of the growth of e-commerce volumes on the increasing number of distribution centres as a prerequisite for the development of the logistics infrastructure of Kazakhstan against the background of the increase in the volume of goods supplied from China in transit to Europe. The aim of the study was to analyse the role of distribution centres in the logistics infrastructure of Kazakhstan. We justify the need to increase the number of distribution centres due to the increase in both turnover in goods transit, wholesale, and retail trade. The introduction of distribution centres ensures the continuous movement of goods and strengthens the connection between suppliers and consumers. The emergence of new technologies and innovations, combined with favourable market conditions and political support, creates favourable conditions for the development of reliable distribution centres that can improve logistics efficiency and contribute to the overall economic development of Kazakhstan.
"Green" loan - a "green" financing instrument Alina Gulzhan, Dinara Kerimkulova, Zeinegul Yessymkhanova, Aigul Orazbayeva, Aigul Alibekova E3s Web of Conferences, 2023 To achieve the goals of sustainable development and the transition to the “green” economy requires not only substantial financial resources but also the transformation of traditional financing. In order to finance projects and productions aimed at improving the environmental and social components of human life, innovative financing instruments such as “green” loans are required. Today, in the context of the world’s global desire for sustainable development, the development of a “green” economy and “green” financing instruments is relevant. The market of “green” loans is relatively new both for the global financial market in general and for the domestic market in particular. In this regard, the issue of studying the available green loans on the domestic and global market is relevant. This paper presents a study of an environmental project loan, encompassing an analysis of existing research on the chosen topic, an examination of the regulatory principles of “green” lending. The authors proposed a classification of the types of “green” loans, as well as identified their advantages and disadvantages.
Assessment of the impact of bank lending on business entities' performance using structural equation modeling Dinara Kerimkulova, Minara Nazekova, Aizada Sovetbekova, Oleksii Muravskyi, Galyna Krasovska Banks and Bank Systems, 2021 The paper aims to assess the influence of bank lending on the performance of enterprises in the real sector. The relevance of the study for different countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine, is shown. Structural equation modeling of the impact of bank lending on the performance of enterprises in the real sector is carried out using Ukraine as an example. Six key indicators of real sector enterprises’ performance for the period of 2007–2019 were selected as an information basis of the study. To assess the abovementioned impact, structural equation modeling was used, i.e., the Statistica program was selected as a software tool to evaluate the resulting model’s adequacy and determine the level of statistical significance of its parameters. The obtained results prove that the business lending sector in Ukraine has significant potential for its development, which ultimately will have a positive effect on the efficiency of the real sector enterprises. Moreover, adopting a balanced state policy in the sector of corporate bank lending can give impetus to the development of the domestic sector of real production and help Ukrainian enterprises overcome the crisis caused by COVID-19.
