Favourable Investment Climate
Kazakhstan is ranked 25 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking 2019:
| #1 for protecting minority investors |
#4 for enforcing contracts |
#18 for registering property |
#36 for dealing with construction permits |
#37 for starting a business |
Access to Markets
• A member of the WTO
• A member of the EAEU with the preferential access to a common market with more than 180 million consumers
• A gateway to the neighbouring markets with over 500 million consumers
| 150 million Caspian Sea Countries |
50 million Central Asian markets |
300 million Western China |
Kazakhstan has a wealth of natural reserves
| #1 in production of uranium
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#2 in explored reserves of chromium, lead and zinc
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#3 in explored reserves of manganese
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#5 in explored reserves of copper
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Top 10 in explored reserves of coal, iron and gold
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In order to make Kazakhstan more attractive to investors and stimulate investment into the national economy, National Company Kazakh Invest JSC in collaboration with Deloitte and PwC has prepared investment proposals for 73 niche projects in various priority sectors of the national economy:
• Agro-industrial complex (28)
• Mining and smelting industry (21)
• Chemistry and petrochemistry (7)
• Machinery and car parts production (2)
• Energy industry (3)
• Transport and logistics (4)
• Tourism (5)
• Public-private partnership (3)
Detailed business plans and financial models have been developed for each project with more details on the project, market analysis, key financial indicators and competitive advantages. Business plans and financial models are readily available after signing a short memorandum of cooperation and information confidentiality agreement. For more details visit website.
A list of domestic companies that are potential partners for investors
A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a part of the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and has a special legal regime, with all the necessary infrastructure to carry out activities in priority industries.
On the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan there are 12 special economic zones, each with different sectoral orientations.
