Investor S Guide 2013 Holy

TABLE OF CONTENTS
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF KAZAKHSTAN? ...................................................2 Geographic location ..........................................................................................................................................2 Some statistical indicators ...............................................................................................................................4 Kazakhstans position in international ratings ..................................................................................................5 Minerals ........................................................................................................................................................12 Stable political situation and reforms ........................................................................................................13 Access to markets .........................................................................................................................................14 Infrastructure under construction.....................................................................................................................18 HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT PROTECT INVESTORS? ....................................20 Guarantees of the protection of investor's rights ............................................................................................21 Agreements on mutual protection and investment incentives ........................................................................22 Foreign Investors Council ...............................................................................................................................23 How Does the Government Support Investors? ..............................................................................................24 Investment preferences ................................................................................................................................24 Special Economic Zones ...............................................................................................................................25 Public Private Partnership ..............................................................................................................................26 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES ................................29 WHAT ARE THE PRIORITY SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY AND WHAT ARE THEIR CONDITIONS? ..32 Oil rening and development of infrastructure in oil & gas sector .............................................................33 Mining and metallurgical industry .................................................................................................................36 Chemical industry ..........................................................................................................................................40 Nuclear industry ............................................................................................................................................44 Engineering industry ......................................................................................................................................46 Pharmaceutical industry ................................................................................................................................52 Light Industry ................................................................................................................................................54 Agro-industrial complex ...................................................................................................................................56 Construction industry and production of building materials .......................................................................59 Tourism industry in Kazakhstan .....................................................................................................................62 HOW TO GET TO KAZAKHSTAN? ..................................................................66 How to get a Visa? ........................................................................................................................................68 Procedure for Visa support ..............................................................................................................................73 Categories of Visa for investors .....................................................................................................................74 Registration of Foreign Citizens .....................................................................................................................76 HOW TO START A BUSINESS IN KAZAKHSTAN? ..............................................80 Forms of legal entity for foreign business ...................................................................................................82 Registration of enterprises ..............................................................................................................................83 Obtaining a license ..........................................................................................................................................87 Conditions of employment for foreigners ......................................................................................................88 Customs taris ...............................................................................................................................................90 Tax system ......................................................................................................................................................92 PRINCIPAL CONTACTS FOR INVESTORS .......................................................94 The Committee on Investments of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies ......................................94 National Agency for Export and Investment KAZNEX INVEST ........................................................................95 CONTENTS OF CD-ROM ..........................................................................96
OF KAZAKHSTAN
Geographic location
North Kazakhstan region Kostanay region Akmola region Astana Pavlodar region East Kazakhstan region West Kazakhstan region
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES
Atyrau region
Aktobe region
Karaganda region Almaty region
Mangistau region
Kyzylorda region
Zhambyl region Almaty South Kazakhstan region
Region Eastern Europe and Central Asia Territory 2,724,900 sq km (1,052,085 sq miles) Population 16 316 050 2 Languages Kazakh and Russian
Income level Above average GNP Over 11,000 USD Currency Tenge (KZT) KZT/USD 150,15; KZT/EUR 193,17
Rates of exchange of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan as on September 27, 2012
STABLE
AND FAST-GROWING MACROECONOMIC
INDICATORS
GDP growth 7% (IMF 2011) One of the lowest external debt to GDP ratios in the world : 11.4% (WEF 2012) Budget balance: 1.5% (WEF 2012) Ination: 7.4% (2011 NBK) Rating in the most rating agencies went from stable to positive
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Kazakhstan's GDP, $ bln

200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 24,6 30,8 43,2 57,1 81 104,9 133,4 115,3 146,5 186,4
Source: UNCTAD
Kazakhstan's GDP per capita, $

12000 10000 8452 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 1658 2002 2068 3771 5292 2874 8514 7257 11160 8902
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Source: UNCTAD
2010
2011 5
FDI inows in RK for 1993-2011, $ mln.

25000 19760 19017 19580
20000
18453
18144
15000 10624 8317 6619 5000 1271 0 660 1674 2107 1233 1852 2781 984 4557 4106 4624
10000
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Source: UNCTAD
4% 8%
Netherlands USA UK Switzerland France Canada Japan other countries
3%
2% 2% 2% 26%
16%
Geographical distribution of investments in Kazakhstan as of December 31, 2011
39%
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KAZAKHSTANS POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL RATINGS

Doing Business rating
71 64
RATING
FOR DOING BUSINESS
80 70 60
63
58
56 49 47
50 40 30
Kazakhstan is one of the top 10 countries in Investor Protection
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20 10 0
0,05
0,10
0,15
0,20
0,25
0,30
0,35
0,40
0,45
Index of regulatory restrictions for FDI
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in OECD countries
China Saudi Arabia Indonesia India Japan New Zealand Iceland Mexico Russia Canada Korea Kazakhstan Australia Israel Ukraine Poland Peru Austria USA Switzerland Brazil Turkey Norway Denmark Chile Morocco Latvia Egypt United Kingdom Ireland Sweden The Czech Republic South Africa
Average for countries not belonging to OECD
Average for countries belonging to OECD
Italy Hungary The Slovak Republic France Lithuania Belgium Greece Argentina Colombia Germany Estonia Spain Finland Netherlands Romania Slovenia Portugal Luxembourg
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MINERALS
Mineral and raw material base of Kazakhstan is made up of 5,004 deposits, the forecasted cost of which is about 46 trillion USD.
Out of 110 Elements

of Mendeleev's Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements
99
indenied
70
proved
60
in use
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Access to the Market of Almost 3 Billion
Potential Customers

3 out of 4 BRICK countries are located at a distance of within a range of a 4-hours ight Customs Union with Russia and Belarus with a market of 170 mln people and total GDP of 2 trln USD Major transcontinental routes linking Asia-Pacic region with the Near and Middle East and Europe pass through Kazakhstan Open economy (Trade 70% of GDP) Great number of trade agreements signed
ADVANTAGES OF CUSTOMS UNION for potential investors:

Single customs territory Common customs regulations Common customs code Free movement of goods in customs space The Customs Union in RK has one of the most favored business environments. (According to the World Bank's Doing Business 2013 rating, Russian Federation and Belarus are on 112th and 58th places respectively whereas Kazakhstan ranks on 49th place).
Russia Europe
China India
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ROAD MAP OF REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
INFRASTRUCTURE
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INFRASTRUCTURE
RAILWAY NETWORK MAP
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INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Western Europe - Western China International Transit Corridor
Extent in Kazakhstan 2,787 km Extent of reconstruction segments in Kazakhstan 2,309 km Total cost $2.3 bln Commencement of work 2007, Completion of work 2012
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Along the "Western Europe - Western China" corridor, from port Lianyungang up to the borders with the European Union, travel time is about 10 days. while using the sea corridor (Suez canal), travel time is about 45 days, along the "Trans-Siberian" corridor - 14 days
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HOW
DOES THE GOVERMENT
PROTECT INVESTORS
Guarantee the protection of rights of investors within the scope of legislation code of Republic of Kazakhstan on Investments Guarantee protection of rights Guarantee use of income Guarantee rights of investors during nationalization and requisition Agreement on incentives and mutual protection of investments
Council for improving the investment climate advisory body Consultative-advisory body
Foreign investors Council consultativeadvisory body
45 bilateral and 1 multilateral agreement were signed on incentives and mutual protection of investments
Direct dialogue with investors Solution to issues, associated with investment activites Formulates recommendations for implementating investment activity in Kazakhstan
Formulate suggestions on creation of favorable investment climate, protection of rights and interests of investors and improvement of legal framework of the Republic of Kazakhstan, related to investment policy; Formulate recommendations on implementing investment activity with the consideration of practices of countries the organizations of economic cooperation and development
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Guarantees for the protection of investor's rights
Guarantees of the legal protection of investor's activities on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan
An Investor is entitled to compensation for harm, caused to him due to the publication of acts by state agencies, which do not in comply with legislation and illegal actions (omissions) committed by authorized ocials of these agencies. Kazakhstan guarantees the stability of terms and conditions of contracts, signed between the investors and state agencies.
Guarantees for the use of incomes

Investors shall have the discretion to use income, generated from their activities, aer paying the taxes and other compulsory payments towards budget.
Guarantees for the protection of the investor's rights during nationalization and requisition
Forced seizure of investor's property (nationalization, requisition) for state needs is permitted in exceptional cases, foreseen by legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan. During nationalization, losses, incurred by investors due to changes in legislation relating to acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on nationalization, shall be reimbursed in full. Requisition of investor's property is done by paying him the market cost of the property. For complete information on Law "On Investments", refer to CD or website www.invest.gov.kz
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ON
AGREEMENTS
MUTUAL PROTECTION
AND INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
Below is a list of countries, with which Kazakhstan has signed Agreements for on the encouragement and mutual protection of investments:
Multilateral agreement: Eurasian Economic Community

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Foreign Investors' Council (FIC)

The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a consultative-advisory body to the Head of the State
Sessions of the Council are held once a year under the Chairmanship of the President.
The Council features the following participants: from Kazakhstan side - heads of government bodies from foreign side - heads of international nancial and economic organizations, major foreign companies and corporations, operating in Kazakhstan (Total, ConocoPhillips, Cameco, HSBC, Mitsubishi Corp., Shell, Chevron, ENRC, ArcelorMittal etc.)
Address and contact details of association "Foreign Investors' Council of Kazakhstan": Astana, Kabanbay Batyr Ave., 6/1, "Kaskad" Business Center, 3rd Floor, Oce 31/2. Tel: +7 7172 925550, Fax: + 7 7172 925553, 23 E-mail: director@c.kz, assistant@c.kz
THE GOVERMENT
HOW SUPPORT DOES INVESTORS?

INVESTMENT PREFERENCES
In accordance with the Law "On Investments", an investor may obtain: 1. Exemption from paying custom duties while importing equipment, set-making and spare parts, raw materials and (or) materials, which are required for implementing an investment project; 2. Government land grants: plots, buildings, structures, machinery and equipment, computers, measuring and control devices and facilities, transport facilities with the exception of LMV, production stock and furniture. Investment preferences are provided only in priority type of activities according to the list, which is approved by the Resolution of the Government of Republic of Kazakhstan No 436 Dated 08.05.2003. 3. Tax relief for a period of up to 7 yrs for strategic investment projects (land tax 0%, property tax 0%) 4. Industrial benets for strategic investment projects in regions with low level of socioeconomic development (reimbursement or payment of part of expenditure on gas, power, procurement of plots, procurement or construction of buildings, structures) For obtaining preferences, it is necessary to submit an application to the Committee on Investments of the Ministry for Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and enter into a contract with it.
For induction into the list of strategic investment projects, investment project should involve the manufacture of products with high added cost, should correspond to priority type of operations and also meet one of the following criteria: 1) investment project should involve the manufacture of products, which is a part of list constitute of activities for the manufacture of high-end products which are approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 2) volume of investment under the investment project must be at least 5 million times the size of monthly calculated indicator, established for corresponding nancial year by Law On national budget.
In accordance with Tax Code, an investor may use: tax allowances: the value of certain assets It is not mandatory to enter into a contract and (or) subsequent costs for modernization and for availing tax incentives and can be used reconstruction can qualify for deduction for a independently period of up to three years.
On all issues, related to the provision of investment preferences, please contact the Committee on Investments of Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Special economic zones (SEZ)

SEZ INDUSTRIAL PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY PARK SEZ BURABAY Tourism SEZ ASTANA-NEW CITY Construction industry
SEZ PAVLODAR Chemical Park
SEZ AKTAU SEAPORT Logistics, transport, engineering
SEZ SARYARKA Metallurgy and metalworking
SEZ ONTUSTYK Textile SEZ ITP IT industry, innovation Single window principle Free customs zone Budgetary funds for infrastructure facilities
SEZ KHORGOS - EAST GATE Trade and logistics
Simple procedure for hiring foreign personnel Tax benets
Tax allowances for SEZ members: CIT 0% Land tax 0% Property tax 0% VAT 0% for goods, consumed in SEZ territory land lease at basic rate of 0 for up to 10 yrs.
Additional benets for SEZ "ITP": Social tax 0%. Extraterritorial principle - members of an SEZ "ITP" may be located outside SEZ and enjoy tax preferences except forthe VAT and customs duties. Depreciation rate for soware is increased up to 40% (generally it is 15%)
SEZ Management: An SEZ is managed by Management Company in the form of JSC, and legal entities, including the foreign companies, can be members of the JSC. Professional companies with international management experience are attracted to manage the SEZ.
For additional information on SEZs, visit the site: www.invest.gov.kz. Section "Government support for investments"
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PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC
Currently only one form of contractual PPP is used in Kazakhstan, namely - Concession, which is based on the "build - transfer - operate" model.
Concession - the transfer of government property to private entities on the basis of a concession agreement for temporary possession and use for the purpose of improving the eciency of operations, including the transfer of rights for the creation (construction) of new facilities at the expense of concessionaire or under co-nancing terms of concession with the subsequent transfer of such facilities to the State by providing the rights of possession and, use for subsequent operations in return for the potential provision of state support to the concessionaire. Main objective of concession agreements is to improve the quality of services, reduce the expenditures and risks of government sector, expansion of possibilities for development of infrastructure.
State support for concessionaires

1) surety of government on infrastructure obligations within the scope of concession agreements; 2) Government guarantee regarding loans, attracted for nancing concession projects; 3) transfer of exclusive rights of items of intellectual property, owned by government, to concessionaire; 4) provision of natural grants in accordance with the legislation of Republic of Kazakhstan; 5) co-nancing of concession projects; 6) guaranteed consumption of a certain volume of goods (works, services) by the State if the State is the main consumer of goods (works, services), produced by the concessionaire, is the State; 7) compensation for a certain volume of investment and operational costs of concessionaire during periods, stipulated by concession agreement and in volumes, stipulated by them during the validity period of concession agreement.
You can nd detailed information on public private partnership in Kazakhstan on web site www.kzppp.kz Contact details: JSC "Kazakhstan Public - Private Partnership Center" Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000, Astana, st. Temirkazyk, 65, 3rd Floor. JSC "Kazakhstan Public - Private Partnership Center" Tel: +7 (7172) 701 724 Fax: +7 (7172) 701 724 press@kzppp.kz 26 press@kzppp.kz
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Government Support for Development Institutes JSC "SWF "SAMRUK-KAZYNA"

The objective of fund is to maximize long-term value and increase the competitiveness of national development institutes, national companies and other legal entities in global markets. The Fund performs its mission through active investment operations especially in priority sectors of the economy
Contacts: Republic of Kazakhstan 010000, Astana, Kabanbay Batyr Avenue, House 19, Block: , , . e-mail: press@s-k.kz www.samruk-kazyna.kz
JSC "KAZAKHSTAN DEVELOPMENT BANK" (KDB)

JSC "Kazakhstan Development Bank" (KDB) - state nancial development institute that provides medium to long-term nancing of investment projects, leasing operations and also trade nancing for export operations in priority sectors of the economy.
Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Yessil Region Orynbor Street 10 ("Kazyna Tower" building) Tel: +7 (7172) 79 26 79 Fax: +7 (7172) 79 26 38 Republic of Kazakhstan, 050000, Almaty, "Nurly Tau" Business Center, Al-Farabi 19, Block 1B, Oce 204. Tel: +7(7273) 110 470 Fax: +7 (7273) 110 470 www.kdb.kz
JSC "KAZAKHSTAN INVESTMENT FUND"

The objective of the Fund is to contribute to the implementation of industrial-innovation policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan by making and attracting investments in projects of prospective organizations, rendering nancial support to private sector initiatives to create competitive manufacturing industries in the non-resource sector of economy.
Contacts: Republic of Kazakhstan, 050010, Almaty, St. Zenkova 80 Tel: +7 (727) 2598 131, 2588 333 Fax: +7 (727) 2583 799 e-mail: ifk@ifk.kz www.ifk.kz
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JSC "National Agency for Technological Development"

This Fund was created to help coordinate the development of innovation and provide measures of state support.
Republic of Kazakhstan, 010017, Astana, Syganak street, 29, Eurocenter business center, 9 oor Tel.: +7 (7172) 516 982 Fax: +7 (7172) 517 021 E-mail: info@nif.kz www.nif.kz
JSC "Damu" Entrepreneurship Development Fund"

The "Damu" Funds mission is to assist the development of high quality small and medium enterprises in Kazakhstan. Strategic objectives: 1) To foster an increase in the number of actively operating enterprises and number of jobs; 2) To assist the development of entrepreneurship in non-resource sectors of economy; 3) To enhancing SME skills and involving people in entrepreneurship.
Contacts: 050004, Republic of Kazakhstan Almaty, St. Gogol, 111 Tel: +7 (727) 244-55-66 Fax: +7 (727) 244-83-41 E-mail: info@fund.kz www.damu.kz
JSC "KAZYNA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT"

JSC "Kazyna Capital Management" was created with an aim to attract foreign capital to establish direct investment funds in Kazakhstan's economy, which will be a source of funds for Kazakh companies. KCM encourages the development of the direct investments market and the implementation of the best practices for asset management in Kazakhstan.
050020, Almaty, Dostyk avenue, 291/3, 2 oor Tel: +7 (727) 334 1417 Fax: +7 (727) 334 1418 E-mail: info@kcm-kazyna.kz www.kcm-kazyna.kz
JSC EXPORT-CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION "KAZEXPORTGARANT"

JSC Export-credit Insurance Corporation "KazExportGarant" has export-credit agency status of the Republic of Kazakhstan and provides nancial and insurance support to export enterprises of non-resource sectors of the economy
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Almaty, Zenkova str., 80 ( 2nd oor) Tel: +7 (727) 250 00 21 E-mail: info@keg.kz www.keg.kz
JSC "KAZAKHSTAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE"

The Institutes objective is to promote the industrial-innovative development of the country through scientic and methodological informational and analytical support; formulating practical recommendations for decision-making on industrial policy issues in Kazakhstan.
Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000, Astana, St: Syganak, 25 Tel: (7172) 79-64-60 E-mail: kiri_pressa@mail.ru www.kidi.kz
JSC "KAZAGRO" NATIONAL MANAGEMENT HOLDING"

Mission of holding is implementation of state policy on stimulating industrial development of agro-industrial complex on principles of eectiveness, transparency and eective corporate management by holdings structures.
Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Republic St., 24 Tel: +7 (7172) 70 56 20 Fax: +7 (7172) 70 56 89 www.kazagro.kz
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PRIORITY SECTORS AND WHAT ARE THEIR CONDITIONS
WHAT ARE THE ECONOMY
Oil rening and development of infrastructure in oil and gas sector Raw material base
Kazakhstan ranks 11th in the world for oil reserves and 17th for gas reserves. In 2011, production of oil and gas condensate in the country amounted to 80 mln tons and gas production was 39.3 bln cubic meters (bcm). The average daily production volume of oil and gas condensate is over 200 thousand tons. Natural and associated gases obtained from the Tengiz and Caspian Sea elds, which have an ethane content of 13 - 16% and above, are economically and technologically suited for the production of ethylene a basic petrochemical product.
Production of oil and gas products Crude oil, tons in thousands Gas condensate, tons in thousands Natural and associated gas, mln.cu.m Gasoline, tons in thousands
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
55236,804 59140,659 61055,040 64608,354 71091,121 75022,477 75333,202 6221,004 5724,314 6170,237 6008,454 5421,944 4663,465 4726,854
26247,500 27014,885 29638,613 33507,531 36015,050 37413,002 39532,389 2356,092 2341,714 2626,839 2503,414 2611,369 270,215 258,854 399,247 373,548 2920,381 2785,729 489,629 387,140
Aviation kerosene, 234,170 tons in thousands Diesel fuel, tons in 3280,021 thousands Residual fuel oil, tons in thousands 3545,702 Condensed gas, tons in thousands 1250,267
3457,378 3919,360 3997,555 3868,512 3305,359 2574,950 3177,719 3305,446 1270,559 1428,154 1445,004 1824,560
4091,686 4135,581 3794,059 4342,969 2245,547 2146,872
Source: JSC Information - analytical center of oil and gas"
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Infrastructure of sector
Currently, 3 oil reneries are operating in the cities of Atyrau, Pavlodar and Shymkent. However, a complete technological line for the high renement of hydrocarbon raw material is not available in Kazakhstan. The Government is taking measures to modernize and technologically upgrade oil reneries. In addition to this new innovative petrochemical plants are currently under construction. Transportation of oil and gas condensate for export is carried out through oil pipelines (79%), railway (8%) and sea transport (13%).
Competitiveness cluster
Major oil and gas companies are located in western regions and the Kyzylorda region, which have mineral resources and oil and gas production facilities. Prospective placement of new production facilities shall be in connection with the development of deposits in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea.
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Mining and metallurgical industry

The mining and metallurgical industry is a strategic sector of the national economy, the role of which is to ensure supplies of raw materials for the manufacturing of advanced-technology and knowledgeintensive end products (engineering, construction, aviation, aerospace and defense industries).
To create competitive industries, to expand the range and increase the amount of value-added products with high added value through the involvement of Small and Medium Businesses (SMB)
Key objectives of mining and metallurgical industry in Kazakhstan
Imports of Certain Types of Metals, 2011

Description Miscellaneous iron and steel products Castings and other aluminum products Unalloyed Nickel Miscellaneous Nickel products Imports, Million USD 232,9 16,6 4,8 1,5
Source: Agency of the RK on Statistics
The largest volume of imports is: tubes, pipes and hollow proles, of iron or steel metal structures and parts thereof; rods of iron or non-alloy steel and other ferrous metals. Thus, the structure of imports shows that imports of products of MMC predominant products with high added value.
Import, bln $
3,8
Aggregate supply in mining and metallurgical industry in 2011 amounted to $ 12.7 billion.
8,9
Domestic production, bln $ 36
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What Kazakhstan can oer to investors:
Raw material base

The Mining and Metallurgical Industry of Kazakhstan is characterized by a rich mineral resource base, which has considerable potential not only within the country but also worldwide. Provision of metallurgical enterprises with these raw materials with the current capacity is 50 to 300 years old. Ore deposits are mostly composite, i.e., containing several kinds of metals in the ore, which requires the use of various technologies for extraction, enrichment and reprocessing. Kazakhstan contains 30% of the world reserves of chrome ore, 25% of manganese ore and 10% of iron ore. Reserves of copper, lead and zinc are respectively 10% and 13% of global reserves. Kazakhstans proportion of chromite reserves are 90% of that of the CIS, tungsten 60%, lead and copper 50%, bauxite 30%, phosphates 25% and iron ore 15%. In the production of titanium, Kazakhstan currently occupies 3rd place in the world, zinc 7th, lead 8th, iron ore 13th, Copper 15th, and steel 35th.
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Registered enterprises
According to the Agency of the RK on Statistics on 1 November 2011, the number of registered enterprises whose main activity was the mining of metal ores amounted to 278 enterprises, and those whose main activity was in the metallurgical industry 247 enterprises, making a total of 525 enterprises.
Recommended Regional Location for Enterprises

Mining and Metallurgical Complex Enterprises will continue to be predominantly located in the northwestern, central and north-eastern parts of the country with centers of industry specialization in the cities of Karaganda, Kostanay, Aktobe, Pavlodar, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Zhezkazgan, near sources of raw materials and cheap electricity, existing production facilities, infrastructure and skilled manpower. Locating new enterprises and operations modernizing existing production of higher added value products in metallurgy and metal working would depend on: Existing primary processing enterprises: - Production of steel (Karaganda region); - Titanium ingots (East Kazakhstan); - Ferrochrome (Aktobe region); - Manufacture of rails and rolling (Pavlodar region); - Ferroalloys (Zhambyl region); - Manufacture of special steels (Karaganda and Kostanay region); Source of cheap electricity: - Production of aluminum (Pavlodar region); - Copper cathode (East Kazakhstan)
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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
The chemical industry is one of the priority-driven industries of Kazakhstan and is one of the largest suppliers of raw materials, intermediates, and materials for other sectors of the real economy.
Key objectives of the chemical industry in Kazakhstan

Development of priority-driven competitive factories in the chemical industry, aiming to produce advanced-technology, export-oriented and innovative products with high added value
IMPORT STRUCTURE OF CERTAIN CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, 2011

Description Plastics and related articles Raw rubber, rubber and related articles Inorganic chemistry products Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetic or toiletry preparations Soap, organic surface-active agents and detergents Imports, US $ million 1 245,6 605,9 397,7 362,9 276,2
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Aggregate supply in the chemical industry in 2011 amounted to $ 6,268 million.

Import, mln $
4 969
Aggregate supply in the chemical industry in 2011 amounted to $ 6,268 million.
1 299 Domestic production, mln $
Products which are imported in the largest volume are soda ash, fertilizers, inorganic compounds (acids, alkalis, oxides, salts, etc.), and detergents. Thus, the import structure of chemical products shows that the predominant import products are with high added value.
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What Kazakhstan can oer to investors:
The Chemical Industry of Kazakhstan is based on the richest reserves of phosphates, the development of the oil and gas industry, the utilization of sulfur gases from the metallurgical industry and huge reserves of various salts. The location of the chemical industry is determined, in the case of initial redistributions by links to raw material sources (Zhambyl, Aktobe, Atyrau, and South Kazakhstan regions - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, complex fertilizers), and, in the case of higher redistribution links to existing production facilities, the manpower necessary skills scientic and technical basis, and according to demand from the population and industrial enterprises (for special chemicals and consumer chemicals - Pavlodar, Karaganda, East Kazakhstan regions and Almaty, for caustic soda in particular - the city of Pavlodar, the production of sulphuric acid - Akmola, Kyzylorda and Zhambyl regions and the production of rubber products - Karaganda region.
Raw material base
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On 1 June 2011 there were 46 large and medium-sized enterprises and industries of chemical products.
1. 2.
Special economic zone (SEZ) in Zhambyl region Special economic zone (SEZ) in Pavlodar region
Competitive cluster
The Location of the chemical industrial enterprise with the initial redistributions associated with binding to raw material sources: Zhambyl, Aktobe, Mangistau and South Kazakhstan regions - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, complex mineral fertilizers; Higher redistribution linked to existing production facilities, the manpower, necessary skills, science and technology base and the demand from the population, industrial enterprises: Special-chemicals and consumer chemicals - Pavlodar, Karaganda, East Kazakhstan region and Almaty; Caustic soda - the city of Pavlodar; Production of sulfuric acid - Akmola, Kyzylorda and Zhambyl regions; Production of rubber products - Karaganda region
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RECOMMENDED REGIONAL LOCATION FOR ENTERPRISES
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), about 19% of proven world reserves of uranium are concentrated in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Countrys total reserves are estimated at 802 thousand tons of uranium.
In 2011, Kazakhstan produced
enriched uranium and In 2011, Kazakhstan occupied rst place for extraction of uranium in the world. plutonium and their Production of natural uranium in 2009 amounted to 14,214 tons. The volume of compounds uranium in 2010 amounted to 17,803 tons and in 2011 - 19,450 tons.
14,950 tons
uranium and thorium
natural uranium
8,761 tons
3,773 tons
The National Atomic Company JSC "NAC Kazatomprom" is the national operator of the Republic of Kazakhstan for importing and exporting uranium, rare metals, and nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants (NPP), special equipment, technologies and dual-use materials. 100% of its shares are owned by the State via the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna".
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JSC NAC Kazatomprom is a holding company for the management of seven main areas of activity: Uranium mining and exploration; Manufacture of nuclear fuel cycle products; Reactor construction, nuclear power plants(NPP); Non-ferrous metallurgy and construction materials; Energy; Science; Social security and training.
The development of the nuclear industry occurs in the traditional regions of production of raw uraniumin southern Kazakhstan, in the Akmola region, recycling - in Akmola (Stepnogorsk Mining and Chemical Complex) and East-Kazakhstan (Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP)) regions. According to international ratings, Kazakhstan is among the countries with a high degree of competence in the eld of basic nuclear physics and radiation material.
What Kazakhstan can oer investors:
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ENGINEERING INDUSTRY
The core objective of the engineering industry in Kazakhstan: meeting the needs of the domestic market and expansion of exports by increasing the production of goods with high added value.
Aggregate supply in the engineering industry in 2011 amounted to $ 19.3 billion

Import, bln $
15,6
Aggregate supply in the engineering industry in 2011 amounted to $ 19.3 billion

3,7 Domestic, bln $
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Import structure of certain types of engineering products, 2011

Description Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, and related parts Electrical machinery and equipment and related parts Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and related parts and accessories Railway locomotives or tramway motor cars Aircra, spacecra, and their components Imports, million USD 5 561,6 3 815,2 1 871,7 1 476,0 601,1
The machine-building industry includes a number of sub-sectors: rail, oil and gas, mining and metallurgy, automobile industry, agricultural, electrical, etc. The top priority subsectors of the engineering industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan have been identied: Machinery for oil and gas industry; The development of domestic oil and gas equipment is a high priority due to the fact that the oil and gas sector is the largest consumer of machinebuilding products. Kazakh enterprises aim tol produce a variety of complex equipment for drilling, well work-over, production, preparation, transportation, rening of oil and gas, which allow for the commercial production of oshore platforms.
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Production of oil and gas equipment in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Indicator Name Oil and gas rening equipment, $ million Oileld Equipment, $ million
2008 1,2 11,5
2009 2,6 10,9
2010 7,5 18,2
2011
10,6
31,0
Machinery for Mining Industry; The most promising areas of domestic production in the mining and metallurgical engineering are: selfpropelled drilling and cargo handling equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic drills, gears, belt conveyors, steel-making equipment, a wide range of rental equipment, manufacturing of spare parts etc.
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Manufacture of machinery for the mining industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Indicator name Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction, $ million.
2008 73,4
2009 2010 44,4 77,8
2011 88,7
Railway Engineering; Domestic demand represented by for railway engineering products provided the main market for freight cars and locomotives - joint stock company " National company" Kazakhstan railways". According to the company's plans as far as 2014, around 1,4 - 5,2 thousand cars and 1000 locomotives will be procured annually. Overhaul of the existing rolling stock and locomotives will also be carried out.
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Production of railway engineering products in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Indicator name
Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock, $ million
2008 43,2
2009 51,3
2010 152,3
2011 416,6
Agricultural Engineering Industry; The market for agricultural machinery and equipment in Kazakhstan is now almost entirely composed of imported products. The largest share of domestic producers in the sector of agricultural machines (milking systems, machines for processing agricultural products, etc.) is in the segment "components and spare parts" with more than more than 50% and the lowest for the sector of combine harvesters and attachments. The greatest potential for development of agricultural engineering in the Republic of Kazakhstan is in the sector of combine harvesters of 3 and 4 classes, wheeled tractors, attachments and machines for processing grain and forage crops. In Kazakhstan, there are conditions to produce attachments, fully adapted to the climatic conditions of dierent regions of Kazakhstan. There is also a strong demand, driven by the need of eet renewal and expansion of cultivated land.
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Production of agricultural machinery in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Indicator name
Agricultural and forestry machinery, $ million.
2008
86,3
2009
56,6
2010 2011 56,5 83,8
According to the Agency of the RK on Statistics more than 250 large and medium-sized engineering enterprises are registered, including in the production of computers, electronic and optical products - 8, in the manufacture of electrical equipment - 19, in the repair and installation of machinery and equipment, production of miscellaneous vehicles 156, in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers - 6, in the manufacture of other transport equipment - 17.
Agricultural Engineering - In the regions with the highest level of agricultural activit - the Northern and Eastern regions; Oil and Gas Machine-Building - In the western region in order to provide rapidly developing oil and gas production with a focus on demand for oil and gas production and processing enterprises in the specialized equipment, supplies and parts for them and the existing production capacity - Almaty, North Kazakhstan and East Kazakhstan regions; Mining Engineering - In the Central and Eastern regions, with a focus on the demand for large enterprises in Mining and Smelting Complex; Electrical Engineering - in the Southern and Central regions, with a focus on the existing industrial base; Transportation equipment - in the Northern, Central and Eastern regions, with a focus on the availability of skilled labour, manufacturing of components and spare parts of related industries.
Recommended Regional Location for Enterprises:
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PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Creating the conditions to end dependence on the import of pharmaceutical and medical products based on advanced technologies in accordance with the International Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Standards.
The main objective of the pharmaceutical industry:
Kazakhstan is heavily dependent on the import of pharmaceutical raw materials (substances), equipment and packaging materials.
7 large and medium-sized enterprises and industries are registered in Kazakhstan for the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products.
Pharmaceutical enterprises will be placed in relation to previously established scientic and industrial base (South Kazakhstan region and Almaty) and also with regard to the availability of educational infrastructure, skilled labour (Aktobe, Eastern Kazakhstan, Karaganda region and the cities of Almaty and Astana) The largest of them - building a pharmaceutical factory in Astana
Recommended Regional Location for Enterprises:
Centres of industry specialization

Almaty, Shymkent, Astana, Karaganda.
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Aggregate supply in the pharmaceutical industry in 2011 amounted to $ 1.2 billion

Import, bln $ 1,0
Aggregate supply in the pharmaceutical industry in 2011 amounted to $ 1.2 billion

0,2 Domestic, bln $
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LIGHT INDUSTRY
Meeting the needs of the domestic market of light industry products through the processing of raw materials, manufacturing products with high added value and the prospect of entering foreign markets.
The main objectives of light industry in Kazakhstan:
Aggregate supply in the light industry in 2011 amounted to $1.1 billion.

Import, bln $ 0,9
Aggregate supply in the light industry in 2011 amounted to $1.1 billion.

0,2 Domestic, bln $
Import structure of certain products of light industry, 2011

Description Footwear, gaiters and similar item and related parts Imports, million USD 178,2 169,9 111,5 50,9
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, except knitted or crocheted Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted Carpets and other textile oor coverings
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The raw material base of the Cotton and Textile Industry in Kazakhstan is cotton. In 2011, the output of raw cotton in the country amounted to 336 thousand tons. The resulting cotton in Kazakhstan is that of the medium-ber cotton variety.
What Kazakhstan can oer investors: Raw material base
Also Kazakhstan has the required resources for raw hide. In 2010-2011, it produced:
Product Description
Leather of bovine cattle and equine animals, without hair, in thousand square decimeters
2010 .
92 501,7 1 131,7
2011 .
77 715,8 3 028,8
Fur skins, tanned or dressed, in thousand square decimeters Leather of sheep, goat or pig, without hair in thousand square decimeters
422,6
19,6
In the manufacture of textile products the number of large and medium-sized enterprises and industries was 42, in the manufacture of clothing 32 and in the manufacture of leather and associated products - 7. Light industry will be located in the cities of Almaty, Shymkent, Families in relation to the established industrial and technological base, the availability of raw materials and labour, as well as according to present and prospective domestic and global demand. In addition, West Kazakhstan and North Kazakhstan regions are attractive destinations due to their well-developed raw material base for the processing of wool and leather.
Recommended Regional location for enterprises
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AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Increasing productivity, ensuring national food security and increasing the export potential of AgroIndustrial Complex (AIC)
Main objective of the agro-industrial complex:
Crop production
More than 29 million tons of grain, including 24 million tons of wheat was gathered in Kazakhstan in 2011. Kazakhstan is among the world's top ten exporters of grain. Kazakh grain is exported to over 70 countries worldwide. The main importers of Kazakh grain are the CIS countries, the Middle East, North Africa and the European Union. In addition, oil crops, vegetables and melons, fruits, berries, grapes, sugar beets and potatoes are grown Kazakhstan.
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Animal husbandry
Livestock production in the country is one of the main branches of the agricultural sector. The richest pasture lands and favorable climatic conditions provide a good basis for the development of animal husbandry. As a result of implementation of the State Policy in the livestock industry, there has been a steady increase in the number of livestock and poultry, livestock production and increased productivity of livestock and poultry, as well as an improvement in the quality of herds.
Food and processing industry

The domestic food and processing industry (meat, dairy, sh, our and cereal, mixed fodder, sugar, fat and oil) is one of the strategic sectors of the economy, which aims to provide the population with the required quantity and quality of food. According to the Agency data, the agriculture sector employs around 70 thousand people, representing about 18% of all workers in manufacturing industry. At the same time, agricultural products worth $ 15.5 billion were produced in 2011. Major Export Items of Kazakhstan grain and related products, rice, meat, fat and oil products and confectionery.
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Imports of products of agro-industrial complex, million U.S. dollars

Product Description Prepared foodstus, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes Products of vegetable origin Live animals and animal products
2010 1 704,1 533,2 584,7
2011 2 075,0 954,7 755,7
There are more than 161 major and 600 medium-sized registered enterprises for the production of agriculture, forestry and sheries products.
Recommended Regional Location for enterprises

Agricultural industry is set to develop in the Centre, North, South and East of the country. Location of recycling agro-industrial enterprises and sheries will be targeted as a source of raw materials and market outlets of major cities. The priority will be the formation of food belts around the cities of Astana and Almaty. The major enterprises of agro-industrial complex, aimed at deep processing of grain and meat, will be located primarily in the Northern regions.
Petropavlovsk, Kostanay, Kokshetau, Shymkent, Taraz, Taldykorgan, Almaty, Kyzylorda and Atyrau.
Centers of industry specialization:
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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND PRODUCTION OF BUILDING MATERIALS

The Construction Complex has a huge impact on the economy in general and, last but not least, the situation in the social sphere. Further development of the construction industry, as well as improving safety and quality of construction products in the present conditions are the key economic and political tasks of the State.
Aggregate supply of non-metallic products (construction materials) for 2011 amounted to $1.7 billon
Import, bln $ 0,5
Aggregate supply of non-metallic products (construction materials) for 2011 amounted to $ 1.7 billion
1,2 Domestic production, bln $
1. 2. 3.
Increase the gross added value of the construction industry; Increase in the proportion of domestically produced construction materials; Increase in labour productivity. The largest volume of imports comes from: glazed ceramic slabs, die blocks, bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic construction materials.
TARGETS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN KAZAKHSTAN:
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What Kazakhstan can oer investors:

The Industry structure has a strong raw-material orientation and so must be based near raw-materials. However the country does not have a sucient number of companies producing high value added products that meet the modern requirements of the construction industry. Kazakhstan has rich reserves of raw materials for the production of construction materials, however only half of the existing elds are being developed as of today. In Kazakhstan, almost all construction materials and semi-nished products are produced, except for at glass, sanitary-ware made out of faience and semi-vitreous ware. The Cement Industry of the Republic is based primarily around the location of deposits of lime component, which is the predominant part of the raw mix. Deposits of cement raw materials are available in all 14 provinces of the Republic.
Raw material base
The main natural raw materials for the manufacture of concrete products are gravel and sand. In Kazakhstan, the federal balance reserves of building stone include 179 elds. The balance reserves of these building stone deposits in categories A + B + C1 constitute 3,238,530 thousand m3 and category C2 - 1,167,786 thousand m3. Balance reserves of sand deposits for construction and silicate products in the country in the categories A + B + C1 amount to 1,410,358 thousand m3 and in the category C2 297,615 thousand m3. There are a total of 177 elds.
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According to the Agency of the RK on Statistics, there were 41,062 registered enterprises in 2011.
Recommended Regional Location for Enterprises

For the development of Construction Complex, as an industry based on domestic demand, the dominant factors would be the presence of demand, production, infrastructure and technological base and low transportation costs for delivery of products, components and equipment. Location of new production facilities of this group of industries will be next to the enterprises in the traditional sectors and in the cities of Almaty and Astana. Centers of industry specialization: Almaty, Astana, Shymkent, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Atyrau. The largest reserves of carbonate and clay raw materials for cement production are concentrated in the Akmola region, South Kazakhstan, Almaty, Atyrau, Kostanay and Karaganda regions. The largest deposits of mortar sands are concentrated in Pavlodar, Kostanay, Aktobe region and the average stocks of sand, meeting the domestic demand, are in Akmola, Atyrau, North Kazakhstan and East Kazakhstan regions. Large reserves of igneous rocks are found in the throughout Central Kazakhstan, Kostanay, Almaty and East Kazakhstan regions. Adequate reserves are found in Zhambyl and North Kazakhstan regions. In Kyzylorda and South Kazakhstan regions, the rocks are relatively stable gravel and dolomite. The major manufacturer and supplier of quality crushed stone in the region is the Aktobe region.
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TOURISM INDUSTRY IN KAZAKHSTAN

In Kazakhstan, there were 1641 registered companies that provide services for accommodation and fare in 2011.
Tourist potential
Kazakhstan - a country in the heart of Eurasia! The ancient culture of Kazakhstan and the countrys unique nature make for an enchanting destination. For centuries, a network of ancient caravan routes leading from China to the Middle East and Europe passed through this land. The Great Silk Road, or Silk Way, as a trade route began in the III century BC. This part of the road is a unique complex of historical, archaeological and architectural monuments, including intricately planned and constructed cities. Cities such as: Otrar, Sairam, Syganak, Sauran, Suzak and Turkestan were not only centers of trade, but also scientic and cultural centers. Mausoleum Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a unique masterpiece of architecture dating back to the end of XIV and the beginning of XV centuries. Mausoleums Aisha-Bibi and Babaji Khatun (X-XII centuries.), Mausoleums Karahan and Daudbeka in Taraz, mosques and many other sacred sites allow travelers to experience the atmosphere of bygone centuries.
Kazakhstan has the world's rst space launch site Baikonur, which became a symbol of the space age and a new era in the history of mankind. For the purpose of educational and outdoor activities, the southern region of the country oers Charyn Canyon and relic Ash Grove, petroglyphs of Tamgaly and on the bank of Ili River, Big Almaty and Kolsai Lakes. Northern Kazakhstan is famous for beach holiday places and can oer the Borovoe resort area and the coastal lakes of Shchuchye, Borovoye, Big and Small Chebachye and Kotyrkol. Some lakes are famous for therapeutic mineral salts and muds - lakes Moiyldy and Maybalyk. Kazakhstan has signicant potential for engaging in sports tourism and mountaineering, skiing (Northern and Western Tien Shan, Jungar Alatau Rudny Altai). The ski resort Chimbulak at a height of 2,200 meters, is located at 25 km from the city of Almaty in Trans-Ili Alatau gorge.
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Central Kazakhstan has one of the largest lakes in the world - Lake Balkhash, the unique Karkaralinsk mountain forest oasis. The region has many memorable places, in which archaeological and ethnographic objects are preserved. In Eastern Kazakhstan there are the Altai foothills and wooded areas, the river Irtysh, the Lakes Zaisan, Markakol, Alakol and Sauskan. In terms of extreme and ecological tourism, there is plenty of opportunity for that. There are many ecological routes that pass through the national parks, Altyn-Emel, Ile-Alatau, Caton Karagai, Burabay, Karkaraly, Aksu Zhabagly and others. Also, to date, in Kazakhstan there are many health and leisure resorts (sanatorium "Pine Forest", "Moiyldy", "Okzhetpes", "Kazakhstan", "Rakhmanov Springs", "Mankent", "Saryagash" etc.) oering the necessary facilities for recreation, treatment and entertainment. Kazakhstan provides virtually all existing types of tourism - educational, entertainment, ethnic, ecological and others and oers a large number of travel routes.
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Plans to develop tourism infrastructure

A number of tourism projects are being undertaken in Kazakhstan such as the construction of a tourist and entertainment complex within the SEZ "Burabay" in Akmola region, an international tourist center, "Jean-Ihle" on the coast of Kapshagai reservoir in Almaty region, an international resort "Kenderli" in Mangistau region and a ski resort "Kokzhaylau" in Almaty region. Furthermore, there will be established a tourist cluster along the international transport corridor Western Europe - Western China, which passes through the territory of the ve regions of Kazakhstan (Almaty, Zhambyl, South Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda and Aktobe regions).
As part of the development of a competitive tourism industry infrastructure, the following issues will be worked out: Allocation of land by local executive bodies for the construction of road infrastructure along the transport corridor; Creation of engineering and communication infrastructure for the newly constructed objects of the tourism industry; Subsidization of interest rates on loans of investment projects in the national tourism cluster along the transport corridor Western Europe - Western China.
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How to get a visa?

For entry into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, one must obtain a visa, unless otherwise specied in the agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the party or the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
To obtain a visa, foreign citizens must apply to the diplomatic mission or the Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the host country and provide the following documents: 1. A valid passport or other document granting the right to cross the State border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the passport should not expire earlier than 6 months aer the expiry of the visa requested; 2. A copy of the letter of invitation with the number of visa support of the Ministry of Foreign Aairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (MFA) or the original of an individual invitation issued by the Interior of the Republic of Kazakhstan / visa application; 3. A completed visa application form; 4. Color photo 3.5 * 4. 5 (1 pc.); 5. Receipt of payment of consular fees. There may be a need to provide other documents determined by the consul on the spot. Contact details of the diplomatic missions and consulate oce of Kazakhstan in Your country, you can see on the disc or visit: www.invest.gov.kz.
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List of countries, whose nationals are exempt from having to produce invitations and visa support when making a single diplomatic, ocial, business, private, single and double tourist visas of RK 1. Australia 2. Austria 3. Belgium 4. Bulgaria 5. Brazil 6. Hungary 7. Germany 8. Greece
9. Denmark 10. Israel 11. Ireland 12. Iceland 13. Spain 14. Italy 15. Canada 16. Qatar 17. Cyprus 18. Latvia 19. Lithuania 20. Liechtenstein 21. Luxembourg 22. Malaysia 23. Malta 24. Monaco 25. Netherlands 26. New Zealand
27. Norway 28. United Arab Emirates 29. Oman 30. Poland 31. Portugal 32. Romania 33. Saudi Arabia 34. Singapore 35. Slovakia 36. Slovenia 37. United States of America 38. U.K. 39. Finland 40. France 41. Croatia 42. Czech Republic
43. Switzerland 44. Sweden 45. Estonia 46. South Korea 47. Japan 48. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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List of countries that have agreements with the Republic of Kazakhstan for visa-free mutual visits by type of passport or providing single entry without visa
Country Diplomatic passport Ocial passport National passport Period of visa-free stay Entry into force
1. 2.
The Russian Federation The Republic of Belarus The Republic of Tajikistan The Republic of Armenia The Republic of Georgia The Republic of Moldova The Republic of Uzbekistan The Republic of Azerbaijan Ukraine
3. The Kyrgyz Republic 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Turkmenistan
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Romania The Republic of Poland
21.05.2009 16. The Republic of Croatia without visa without visa without visa* Up to 90 days * From 01.04.2012 to 31.10.2012 (for citizens of the Republic of Croatia visa is required) Up to 90 days Up to 90 days Up to 90 days Up to 30 days Up to 90 days Up to 90 days Up to 90 days Up to 90 days Up to 90 days 24.02.2010 01.03.2010 31.08.2010 28.05.2011 07.05.2010 05.06.2010 14.05.2010 26.04.2012 26.11. 2010 10.08.2011 26. The Republic of Macedonia without visa without visa without visa* Up to 90 days * From 15.03.2012 to 15.03.2013 (for citizens of the Republic of Macedonia visa is required) Up to 30 days Up to 90 days Up to 30 days Up to 1 month Up to 30 days 05.07.2012 02.01.1995 02.04.1992 * for citizens of Malaysia visa is required 04.12.1999
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The Republic of Estonia The French Republic The Kingdom of Spain The Republic of Serbia The Republic of Slovenia The Republic of Bulgaria The Federal Republic of Germany The Kingdom of Denmark
21. The Italian Republic 22. 23. 24. 25.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Mongolia The Republic of Turkey Malaysia * The Republic of India
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The Islamic Republic of Iran People's 33. Chinese Republic The Islamic 34. Republic of Pakistan Republic of the 35. The Philippines 32. 36. 37. 38. The Republic of Singapore * The Arab Republic of Egypt The Republic of Korea
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Procedure for visa support:

For visa support of the inviting organization should submit the following documents to the Ministry of Foreign Aairs:
1. Letter of invitation in the prescribed model; 2. Original payment order or receipt for payment of consular fees and services; 3. For organization, applying to MFA for the rst time this year, certied copies of the current year of the following documents: Charter, Taxpayer identication number (TIN), Certicate of registration in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Original certicate of absence / presence of the debt of the taxpayer, License for tourist activity in the case of invitations to tourists. 4. The power of attorney from the organization; 5. Data about the invited person in standard electronic form; 6. In the case of the visa category of "investor", the application of the Committee on Investments of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan. A letter of invitation is made in 3 copies; two copies shall be deposited in MFA, the third - sent to the invited persons.
The incoming applications are processed within 3-5 days and aer passing the instruction for issuance of visas to the Overseas Foreign Ministry, MFA informs the number of visa support, which the host organization must pass to the foreigner to contact the Consulate for a visa of Kazakhstan.
Contact Ministry of Foreign Aairs in Astana: Phone: +7 7172 72 04 70, 72 04 71, Fax: 72 04 60; Address: 3rd Entrance, Building 28, Kabanbay Batyr St. Ministry of Foreign Aairs Representative oce in Almaty: Phone: +7 (727) 272 09 39, 272 03 11; Fax: 72 08 43 Address: Building 65, Aiteke Bi St.
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CATEGORIES OF VISAS FOR INVESTORS
Investor visa is issued to managers and management representatives of large foreign rms and companies engaged in investing in Kazakhstan's economy, as well as members of their families. Investor visas are issued for single, double, triple and multiple entry and exit.
Business visa is issued to foreigners traveling to Kazakhstan for business purposes (business tour, participate in business negotiations, having strictly business nature, symposia, conferences, tenders, conclusion of contracts, participation in exhibitions and fairs, the implementation of trade, international transportation, advisory and audit services). Business visas are issued for single, double, triple and multiple entry and exit.
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Work-Permit Visa is issued to foreigners traveling to Kazakhstan for work. The work permit visa is issued for single, double, triple and multiple entry and exit.
Private visa is issued to foreigners traveling to Kazakhstan with objectives of a private nature. Private visas are issued for single, double, triple entry and exit.
Tourist visa is issued to foreigners traveling to Kazakhstan for the purpose of tourism. Tourist visas are issued for single, double and triple entry and exit. More information about obtaining visas on www.invest.gov.kz Details about the cost of visas on www.invest.gov.kz
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REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN CITIZENS

Upon entering the territory of Kazakhstan, the foreign citizen receives at the border control division a migration card with a stamp signifying entry.
Within 5 calendar days from the date of entry, the foreign citizen must apply to the territorial division of immigration police for registration.
Registration of passports of citizens of 28 economically developed and politically stable countries is carried out automatically: Simultaneously with the issuance of the business, tourist, private, diplomatic and ocial visas at Consular Oces abroad in Kazakhstan; Either directly at the State Border in Border Control Oces.
List of economically developed and politically stable countries:

1. Australia 2. Austria 3. Belgium 4. Germany 5. Greece 6. Denmark 7. Ireland 8. Iceland 9. Spain 10. Italy 11. New Zealand 12. Canada 13. Liechtenstein 14. Luxembourg
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15. Malaysia 16. Monaco 17. Netherlands 18. Norway 19. Portugal 20. Singapore 21. United Kingdom 22. USA 23. Finland 24. France 25. Switzerland 26. Sweden 27. South Korea 28. Japan
In the above cases, the foreign citizen does not need to register with the immigration police. Registration of passports of foreign nationals is free and is made up to a period of 3 months. For delay and (or) the avoidance of registration, administrative responsibility is stipulated in the form of a ne and (or) expulsion from the Republic of Kazakhstan with a ban on re-entry for the next period of 5 years from the date of such removal.
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A number of hotels in Almaty are authorized to do registration of foreigners. Name Hotel "Intercontinental Almaty - Ankara in Kazakhstan" ***** Rahat Palace Hotel ***** Hotel RIXOS ALMATY ***** JSC Hotel "Dostyk" ***** LLP "Astana Interhotel" **** Hotel "Kazakhstan" **** JSC SC "Otrar" ****
A LIST OF HOTELS THAT HAVE REGISTRATION POINTS

E-mail , Web-site: E-mail: info@interconty-almaty.kz www.intercontinental.com info@rahatpalace.com www.rixos.com E-mail: info@dostyk.kz www.dostyk.kz reception@astana-hotel.com www.astana-hotel.com info@ kazakhstanhotel.kz www.kazakhstanhotel.kz otrar@mail.group.kz, otrargroup@mail.group.kz otrar@otrar.kz www.group.kz info@a-club.kz www.A-club.kz hotel_almaty@mail.ru www.hotel-almaty.kz jjoly@asdc.kz www.zhetysuhotel.kz hotel-kazzhol@arna.kz Hotel_uyut@mail.ru RP_hotel@mail.ru www.holiday-inn.com reservation.almaty@chagalagroup.kz
Hotel A-Club *** Hotel "Alma-Ata" *** Hotel "Zhetysu" *** Hotel "Kazzhol" *** Hotel "Uyut" ** Chain of Hotels Royal Palace *** Holiday Inn Almaty**** LLP "Chagall Management" *** Chagall's Guest House (Almaty)
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Forms of legal entity for foreign business

An LLP is established by one or several persons, whose authorized capital is divided into shares of certain sizes in accordance with the constituent documents. Participants of an LLP are not liable for its obligations and bear the risk of losses, associated with the activities of the partnership, to the value of their contributions except in cases stipulated by legislative acts of RK. Minimum amount of capital for LLP is equal to 100 MCI1 (MCI), which is about 1077 U.S. dollars. For small businesses, the minimum amount of capital is equal to 100 tenge; this is approximately 0.68 U.S. dollars. Full payment of the authorized capital must be made not later than one year from the date of registration.
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
A JSC is a legal entity that issues shares in order to raise funds for its operations. A JSC has property, separate from the assets of its shareholders, and is not responsible for their obligations. A JSC is liable for its obligations to the extent of its property. A shareholder of a JSC is not liable for its obligations and bears the risk of losses, associated with its activities within the value of his shares, except in cases stipulated by legislative acts of RK. A JSC may have one or several shareholders. The minimum amount of capital for a JSC - 50,000 MCI (approximately 538 794 U.S. dollars)
Joint Stock Company (JSC)
Branches and representative oces
the Republic of Kazakhstan. Branches and representative oces are not legal entities. They are endowed with the property created by their legal entity and operate on the basis of the regulations approved by the entity.
A Branch is a separate division of the legal entity, situated outside of the entitys location and performing all or part of its functions, including functions of representation. A representative oce is a separate division of the legal entity, situated outside the entitys location and which protects and represents the legal entity, carrying out transactions on its behalf, and other legal actions, except in cases stipulated by legislative acts of
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MCI - Monthly Calculation Index. MCI in 2012 is 1618 tenge (10.77 U.S. dollars).
Rates of exchange of USD of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan as on September 27, 2012
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REGISTRATION OF ENTERPRISES
To register a legal entity in the registration authority (Ministry of Justice and its territorial units), it is necessary to submit certain documents.
List of documents required for registration

Statement in the prescribed form, signed by the founder or the person authorized by the founder; List of statutory and other documents in Kazakh and Russian languages bound together, and numbered in triplicate; Copies of identity documents of the director and the founder of the legal entity, their proof of taxpayer status.
If the founder of a legal entity is another legal entity, the following must be provided:

A certicate of the tax authority about absence (presence) of the tax arrears of the founder/legal entity to the budget of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Notarized copy of Certicate of State Registration (reregistration); Notarized copy of the statistical card (if applicable); Notarized copy of proof of status as taxpayer.
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Registration of legal entities with foreign participation shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures established for registration of legal entities of RK. In addition, the following documents should be submitted:
Legalized extract from the trade register or other legalized document certifying that the founder company - a foreign legal person is a legal entity under the laws of the foreign country, with a notarized translation into Kazakh and Russian languages; A copy of passport or other identity document of the founder - a foreign person, with a notarized translation into Kazakh and Russian languages. A document certifying the location of the legal entity, Receipt or a document conrming the payment of the fee for State Registration of legal entities and registration of branches and representative oces.
To open a branch or representative oces of foreign legal entity, it is mandatory to submit:

An application for registration; A statute of the branch (representative oce), approved by the authority of the legal entity; Power of Attorney issued by the authority of the legal entity to the head of a branch or representative oce, with a notarized translation into Kazakh and Russian languages; The decision of the legal entity to establish a branch (representative oce) with a notarized translation into Kazakh and Russian languages; A Legalized extract from the trade register or other legalized document certifying that the subject of opening the branch (representative oce) in the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a legal entity under the laws of their country, with a notarized translation into Kazakh and Russian languages; A legalized document certifying the tax registration of foreign legal entity in the country of incorporation, with a notarized translation into Kazakh and Russian languages; A legalized copy of the Charter of a foreign entity, with a notarized translation into Kazakh and Russian languages; A copy of constituent documents of a legal entity with a notarized translation into Kazakh and Russian languages; A proof of address; A Receipt or a document conrming the payment of the fee for state registration of legal entity and registration of branches and representative oces.
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Time-limits for registration:

For the entities of small businesses For the entities of medium and large businesses operating on the basis of a standard Charter And the registration of their branches and representative oces State Re-registration of small businesses and entities of medium and large businesses that operate on the basis of standard charter Registration of their branches and representative oces State Registration (re-registration) of the entities of medium and large businesses that operate on the basis of a non standard statute. Registration (re-) of their branches and representative oces Not later than one working day following the date of ling the necessary documents Not later than three working days following the date of ling the necessary documents. Not later than 7 working days following the date of ling the necessary documents.
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Date of issue of documents for registration

For the subjects of small businesses For the subjects of medium and large businesses operating on the basis of a model statute Registration of their branches and representative oces For the entities of medium and large businesses that operate on the basis of the statute which is not typical, and their branches and representative oces At a time, not later than 5 working days from the date of ling the necessary documents Not later than 11 working days from the date of ling the necessary documents
Upon receipt of the State Registration, the organization: Receives: Certicate of State Registration, Statistical Card and a Certicate of Registration with the Tax Authority; Can print and open a bank account. Investors are entitled to open accounts in the banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan in national currency and (or) foreign currency in accordance with banking and currency legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Branches and representative oces shall have the right to operate in overseas accounts. An enterprise, registered in the territory of another State, shall not be prohibited from doing business in Kazakhstan, for this, it is necessary to be on the tax records at the place of work, permanent establishment or property.
Contact the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan: 13th Entrance, House of Ministries, 8, Orynbor St., Astana Oce Phone: +7 7172 740737, Phone: +7 7172 740954
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OBTAINING A LICENSE
Particular kinds of activities in Kazakhstan require a license. Licensing is required for certain kinds of activities in the following areas:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.
Industry; Use of nuclear energy; Turnover of toxic substances; Transport; Tracking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors; Information security; Special equipment for search operations; Tracking of arms, military equipment and certain types of weapons, explosives and their use; Use of outer space; Information and communication; Education; The Media; Agriculture and forestry, geodesy and cartography; Healthcare; Maintenance of natural and legal persons; Gambling business; Veterinary science; Forensics; Culture; Financial sector and activities related to the concentration of nancial resources; Architecture, urban planning and construction; Production of the State Symbols of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Customs; Production and turnover of ethyl alcohol and alcoholic beverages and tobacco products; Activities related to the use of currency values; Export and import of goods.
More information about the procedure and time limits of the issuance of licenses on www.invest.gov.kz
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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGNERS

Before entering into an employment agreement with a foreign national, the employer must obtain a work permit for him in the City Council oce (the local executive body)1.
Heads of Branches and Representative Oces of Foreign Organizations; Employers, attracting foreign workers as the rst directors of legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the authorized capital of which, the share of foreign legal entities and individuals is at least 50%, the members of the board of directors of joint stock companies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in which at least 50% shares are owned by the State or foreign legal entities or individuals; Persons, who stay on a short business tour, provided that the total duration of such tours during the year does not exceed 60 calendar days. Every year the Government sets a quota for issuing work permits to foreign nationals. In 2012, the quota is 1% of the economically active population. Employers should seek quotas for work permits for the following year until 1 September this year.
More information about hiring of foreign labor www.invest.gov.kz
Contact the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan: 6th Entrance, House of Ministries, 2, Orynbor St., Astana Reception: + 7 7172 742851 Phone: + 7 7172 743603, 743604 -mail: mintrud@enbek.kz
2
Permission is not required for:
In accordance with the decision of the Government of RK 836 dated 19 June 2001.
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Distribution of quotas among the regions, cities of Astana and Almaty in 2012
North Kazakhstan reg.
30
West Kazakhstan reg
Kostanay reg
Akmola reg.
Pavlodar reg.
201
24
619
1584
Atyrau reg.
Aktobe reg.
ASTANA 6368
Karaganda reg.
East Kazakhstan reg.
13245
1200
1114
1035
Kyzylorda reg. Mangistau reg.
Almaty reg.
994
4214
5000
Zhambul reg.
2132
ALMATY 6060
South Kazakhstan reg.
4315
500
1500
5000
14000
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CUSTOMS TARIFFS
CUSTOMS UNION (CU)

A single customs territory operated on the territory of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus. When importing goods and vehicles into the customs territory of Kazakhstan, the following are levied: Customs duties; Customs fees for customs clearance at 50 for the basic list of cargo customs declarations and 20 for each additional list of the cargo customs declaration; Value Added Tax of 12% on taxable imports (Rate of the taxable imports includes customs value of goods and the amount of taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget for imports of goods, excluding VAT; Excise duty for certain types of goods. According to the Common Customs Tari of CU, the import duties vary from 0% to 80%. Uniform Customs Code of CU establishes dierent types of customs regimes, some of which provide full or partial exemption from customs duties
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Limit according to the weight and cost of goods for personal use
Without mandatory customs declaration and payment of customs duties, it is allowed to import goods worth not more than 1500 and a total weight up to 50 kg per person. If this limit is exceeded, a fee shall be payable at a rate of 30% of the value of the goods, but not less than 4 per kilogram in excess of. Rates of export customs duties are approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 7 June 2010 520 and range from 10 to 30% with the exception of certain goods.
Import/export of currency, securities, promissory notes, cheques:
Within the customs territory of CU shall be implemented without restrictions and customs declaration. From the third countries / into the territory of third countries in an amount, exceeding the equivalent of 10,000 USD shall be subject to customs declaration, in writing, by a passenger customs declaration for the entire amount of imported or exported securities.
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TAX SYSTEM
Registration: Structural unit of a non-resident legal entity is made on the basis of information of national registers of identication numbers, that is, automatically upon registration with the Judicial authorities; Non-resident legal entity carrying out activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan through a permanent establishment without opening a branch or a representative oce - in the tax authorities at the place of the permanent establishment. Residents are taxed on income received both in the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as from abroad. Non-residents are taxed only in respect of income from Kazakhstan sources, regardless of place of payment. Foreign natural persons shall be considered residents, if they are in the country for at least 183 days in any consecutive twelve month period ending in the current tax period. An individual is considered as non-resident for the period following the last day of stay in Kazakhstan, if the person does not become a resident in the year following the year, in which that person ends up staying in Kazakhstan. In the conventions for avoidance of double taxation, dierent rules for determining residency can be specied. Foreign individuals must register with the Kazakhstan Tax Authorities in the following cases: 1. When opening accounts in banks that are tax residents of Kazakhstan 2. When receiving income from Kazakhstan sources that are not taxed at the source in Kazakhstan 3. When they acquire tax resident status The place of tax registration is usually a residence address specied in the migration card of foreign citizens.
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CONVENTION FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN AND OTHER STATES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Austria Azerbaijan Armenia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria United Kingdom Hungary Germany Georgia India Iran Spain Italy Canada 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. China Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Malaysia Moldova Mongolia Netherlands Norway Pakistan Poland Russia Romania Saudi Arabia * Singapore 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. Slovakia USA Tajikistan Turkmenistan Turkey Uzbekistan Ukraine France Finland Czech Republic Switzerland Sweden Estonia South Korea Japan
MAJOR TAXES
Entrepreneurial activity is subject to the following taxes and duties: 1. Corporate Income Tax (CIT); 2. Individual Income Tax (IIT); 3. Tax withheld from income of the non-residents of RK; 4. Mineral Extraction Tax (MET);
* The Convention is not ratied
5. Value Added Tax (VAT); 6. Land tax; 7. Property tax; 8. Tax on Vehicles of Legal Entities; 9. Pension Contributions; 10. Social Security Contributions
Contact the Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan: 11, Pobeda Avenue, Astana Phone: +7 7172 718002, Call Centre: +7 7172 580909 -mail: info@mgd.kz, Website: www.salyk.kz
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PRINCIPAL CONTACTS FOR INVESTORS

The Committee on Investments of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies
Develop an International Legal Framework for the promotion and reciprocal protection of Investments; Provide State Support for Investments Conclude Contracts for the provision of Investment Preferences under the Law "On Investments"; Monitor compliance with the terms and conditions of contracts for the provision of Investment Preferences; Support the activities of the Foreign Investors Council chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Perform other functions in the eld of Public Investment Policies.
Contacts: 47, Transport Tower Building, Kabanbay Batyr Ave., Astana Phone: +7 7172 241540, Fax: +7 7172 242124, E-mail: info@cominvest.kz
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National agency for export and investment
KAZNEX INVEST
We help: Foreign investors Kazakhstan Initiators of Investment Projects Buyers of Kazakh Products Existing and Potential Exporters We organize and conduct: In conjunction with the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, International Business Forum with the participation of Heads of the State and the Government Meeting of Foreign Investors with the representatives, Government Agencies We counsel: Foreign Investors on business-related issued in Kazakhstan at all stages of the Investment Project
WE PROVIDE SERVICES AT N O COST.

Head Oce: 25, Business Centre Ansar, 1st Floor, Syganak St., Astana Phone: +7 7172 79 93 93, Fax: +7 7172 79 93 92. "Direct Line" on Customer Services: For investments: Phone: +7 7172 79 93 93 (Internal 1070, 1042), E-mail: request@kaznexinvest.kz, For Exports: Phone: +7 7172 79 93 93 (Internal 1010), E-mail: export@kaznexinvest.kz Representative Oce in Almaty: Room No. 502, 505, 4th Floor, 111, Gogol St., Almaty. Phone: +7 7272 59 06 90 Fax: + 7 7272 58 21 51 Representative Oce in Beijing (China): Room No. 2104, Full Tower Building, East Third Ring, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100037 Phone/Fax: +86(10) 85910677 Details about all available services on the corporate website www.kaznexinvest.kz 95
Contacts:
Contents of CD-ROM
1. 2. 3. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan regulating the investment activities Useful addresses: Ministries and Departments, local councils of districts and cities, national companies, special economic zones (SEZ), industrial parks, corporate social entrepreneurship (CSE), the Embassies of the Republic of Kazakhstan overseas, etc. "Niche" Projects in Kazakhstan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES

Karaganda region Almaty region

Zhambyl region Almaty South Kazakhstan region

AND FAST-GROWING MACROECONOMIC

Kazakhstan's GDP, $ bln

Kazakhstan's GDP per capita, $

FDI inows in RK for 1993-2011, $ mln.

Geographical distribution of investments in Kazakhstan as of December 31, 2011

KAZAKHSTANS POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL RATINGS

Kazakhstan is one of the top 10 countries in Investor Protection

Index of regulatory restrictions for FDI

Average for countries not belonging to OECD

Average for countries belonging to OECD

Out of 110 Elements

Access to the Market of Almost 3 Billion

ADVANTAGES OF CUSTOMS UNION for potential investors:

ROAD MAP OF REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Foreign investors Council consultativeadvisory body

Guarantees for the protection of investor's rights

Guarantees for the use of incomes

Multilateral agreement: Eurasian Economic Community

Foreign Investors' Council (FIC)

HOW SUPPORT DOES INVESTORS?

Special economic zones (SEZ)

SEZ PAVLODAR Chemical Park

SEZ AKTAU SEAPORT Logistics, transport, engineering

SEZ SARYARKA Metallurgy and metalworking

SEZ KHORGOS - EAST GATE Trade and logistics

Simple procedure for hiring foreign personnel Tax benets

State support for concessionaires

Government Support for Development Institutes JSC "SWF "SAMRUK-KAZYNA"

JSC "KAZAKHSTAN DEVELOPMENT BANK" (KDB)

JSC "KAZAKHSTAN INVESTMENT FUND"

JSC "National Agency for Technological Development"

JSC "Damu" Entrepreneurship Development Fund"

JSC "KAZYNA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT"

JSC EXPORT-CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION "KAZEXPORTGARANT"

JSC "KAZAKHSTAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE"

JSC "KAZAGRO" NATIONAL MANAGEMENT HOLDING"

PRIORITY SECTORS AND WHAT ARE THEIR CONDITIONS

WHAT ARE THE ECONOMY

4091,686 4135,581 3794,059 4342,969 2245,547 2146,872

Source: JSC Information - analytical center of oil and gas"

Mining and metallurgical industry

Key objectives of mining and metallurgical industry in Kazakhstan

Imports of Certain Types of Metals, 2011

What Kazakhstan can oer to investors:

Raw material base

Recommended Regional Location for Enterprises

Key objectives of the chemical industry in Kazakhstan

IMPORT STRUCTURE OF CERTAIN CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, 2011

Aggregate supply in the chemical industry in 2011 amounted to $ 6,268 million.

Aggregate supply in the chemical industry in 2011 amounted to $ 6,268 million.

1 299 Domestic production, mln $

What Kazakhstan can oer to investors:

Raw material base