Doing Business: Procurement
State Procurement The State Procurement Act has special regulation on the procurement of goods, work and services by Kazakhstan’s state agencies, state enterprises and private legal entities, where the state owns at least 50% of shares (participatory interests) and their…
Case: Myths about intellectual property
Myths about intellectual property The difficulty of understanding what intellectual property is became the ground for the appearance of a number of myths. The examples of incorrect understanding of the intellectual property right are described below. Myth №1 Company…
Doing Business: Environment
Introduction The Environmental Code regulates the environmental relations in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is generally believed to be close to international standards of environmental regulation. General Environmental Requirements Individuals and legal entities which are involved in the use of…
Seminars planned for 2016
Almaty | 17.02.2016
Appeal on the tax and customs inspection
Almaty | 11.12.2015
Contract law: reduction of various risks in contracts
Almaty | 04.12.2015
Employment conditions in comparison with new Labour Code
Almaty | 20.11.2015
Doing Business: Country Governance
Country Governance The Republic of Kazakhstan was the last country of the former Soviet Union to proclaim its independence on 16 December 1991. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the head of the state and commander-in-chief of the…
Borrowings at international markets are available for Kazakhstan
BUSINESS INSIGHT This year KazTransGas took a US $400 mln syndicated loan with 1.5% 3M Libor. Interest rate is average. However, this transaction shows that since Russia-Ukraine crisis, Kazakhstan borrower market has again become attractive for international debt financers. Potentially,…
Kazakhstan business landscape faces a new frontier
BUSINESS INSIGHT More than two decades natural resources in Kazakhstan were a major driver for foreign investments and business opportunities. Everything was around natural resources. For the last five years prices on metals fall down and make mining less attractive…