Yernar Akhmettayev is a senior research analyst with the Russian and Caspian energy team at IHS Markit and currently focuses on oil and gas markets in Central Asia, specifically Kazakhstan. Prior to joining IHS Markit, Mr. Akhmettayev was a financial analyst with the major oil and gas projects team at KazMunayGaz (KMG), the national oil and gas company in Kazakhstan, specializing in providing financial analysis and economic modelling for expansion projects. He holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Kazakh Economic University, Almaty, Kazakhstan and a Master of Science in economics from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.