Kazakhstan’s Investment Climate
FDI statistics
Gross FDI inflows in the economy of Kazakhstan
from 2005 to 1-half 2014: $ 196.2 billion.
30
Gross FDI inflows in processing industry
2005 and 1 half square. 2014: $ 21.4 billion.
27
25
21.3
21.4
22.2
5
19.4
20
5.7
6
24.1
23.5
4
15
12.4
12.1
10
3.5
3
2.1
2
7.9
2.5
2.2
1.8
1.5
1.1
5
1
0
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
1st half
of 2014
Gross FDI inflows by country for the period 2005 to 1st half of
2014 billion. $
0.35
2005
0.68
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
10.8
Netherlands
2013 1st half
of 2014
Wholesale and retail
trade
16.5
54.9
2012
Gross FDI inflows by sector
for the period from 2005 to 1-half 2014 billion. $
France
11.6
2011
Switzerland
11.8 China
21.4
Processing industry
73.7
Mining and quarrying
52
19.2
USA
Professional, scientific
and technical
activities
Substantial natural resources
1
Kazakhstan in the world ranking for reserves
2
3
4
5
5
8
Chrome
1
Uranium
Zinc
Copper
Silver
Iron ore
Molybdenum
8
Coal
10
Gold
11
11
Lead
Oil
Bauxite
Kazakhstan in the world ranking for mining
3
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
19
Uranium
12
Chrome
Zinc
Silver
Coal
Lead
Copper
Bauxite
Iron ore
Molybdenum
Oil
21
Gold
Political stability and good investment climate
Competitiveness
Index
The Global
Competitiveness Index
Attractiveness
among the CIS countries
Kazakhstan– 32 rank
Russia – 38
China – 63
China – 28
Kazakhstan – 50 rank
Russia– 53
Russia – 1
Kazakhstan– 2 rank
Belarus – 5
Support for investors
Tax benefits
Customs
privileges
INVESTMENT PREFERENCES
•CIT – 0 % 10 years
•Land tax – 0% 10 years
•Property tax– 0% 8 years
Investment
reimbursement
Customs duties 0% on the
import of:
• equipment and its
components;
• spare parts;
• raw materials and supplies.
Migration
benefits
State in-kind
grants
The right to employ foreign labor without
quotas and permits
Visa-free travel for citizens of 10 countries
Up to 30% of construction and
installation works and
equipment
Land plots, buildings, machinery
and equipment in property.
Industries
Machinery
2010-2014
•SKD assembly of motor vehicles
2015-2019
Production of car parts and accessories :
Automobile production
•CKD assembly of motor vehicles
Railway machinery engineering
Production of locomotives and wagons:
Machinery for mining, quarrying
Production of equipment:
Other industrial machinery
Production of helicopters:
Chemical industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Manufacture of electric motors, increasing localization:
Production of equipment:
Production of combines and tractors:
The production of chemical additives, sodium
hexametaphosphate industrial gases, sulphuric acid, ammonia
and ammonium nitrate:
The production of ethanol based on the processing of the
industrial gases, the production of bioethanol from spent grain,
mixing special chemicals for oil extraction and refining:
Professional training, production of generic products:
Professional training, production of generics and original
medicines:
KAZNEX INVEST
Comprehensive assistance foreign investors
1
Provide information about the
business / invest projects and
analytical information
4
2
5
Maintenance of foreign investors in
the region
Assistance in obtaining
government support measures
investors
Accompanied by the National
Investment interactive online
resource
www.invest.gov.kz
3
Conducting business forums
(road show)
6
Accompanying the database of
investment projects
www.baseinvest.kz