1. Kazakhstan’s attractiveness for foreign investors: current status
National Export & Investment Agency “KAZNEX INVEST”
Ministry of Investment and Development
Kazakhstan’s attractiveness for foreign investors: current status

2. Stable macroeconomic indicators and high growth
2014f
2014f
2014f
GDP (bln.USD)
GDP per capita (ths.USD)
GDP growth (%)
GDP from 1999 to 2013 increased by 14 times
GDP per capita from to 2013 increased by 12 times
Inflation (%)
Birth rate (per 1000 people)
Unemployment rate (%)
2014f
2014f
Inflation from 1999 to 2013 decreased by 13%
Unemployment rate from 1999 to 2013 decreased by 8%
Average monthly nominal wage (USD)
Gross International Reserves and
Assets of the National Fund of RK
(bln.USD)
Government External Debt to GDP (%)
Average monthly nominal wage increased by 7.2 times
Government External Debt decreased by 14%
The total amount of gross FDI from 2005 to 2013 amounted to $184 billion.
Herewith, the average annual growth rate of gross FDI is 17.4%.
Exchange rate regime - floating
Free exchange
Source: National Bank of the RK, Committee on Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy of the RK, IMF

3. Priority sectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 Food processing Industry
Metallurgical Complex
Oil refining Complex
Food processing Industry
1. Ferrous metallurgy
2. Non-ferrous metallurgy
3. Oil refining
4. Petrochemistry
5. Manufacture of food products 4 5 6
Chemical Industry
Industrial Production
Production of construction materials
6. Agrochemistry
7. Production of chemicals for industry
8. Manufacture of motor vehicles
9. Electrical equipment
10. Agricultural machinery engineering
11. Railway machinery engineering
12. Mining equipment
13. Oil producing equipment; oil and gas refining equipment
14. Production of construction materials

4. Investment reimbursement
Support for investors
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
INVESTMENT PREFERENCES*
Tax benefits
Customs privileges
CIT – 0%
Land tax– 0%
Property tax– 0%
VAT – 0% (on all goods completely consumed in the production process)
Exemption from customs duties
for  goods imported into SEZ territory
Tax benefits
CIT – 0 % 10 years
Land tax – 0% 10 years
Property tax– 0% 8 years
SEZ
Investment reimbursement
Up to 30% of construction and installation works and equipment
Other privileges
Providing the land in the territory of the SEZ for a period of up to
10 years
Customs privileges
Customs duties 0% on the import of:
equipment and its components,
spare parts,
raw materials and supplies.
Simplified procedure for recruiting foreign workers
State in-kind grants
The "one window" principle for the investor and
service support for investment
Land plots, buildings, machinery and equipment in property.
Assistance in obtaining the required approvals and permits
Provision of services to foreign investors and representatives of Kazakhstan business
Migration benefits
The right to employ foreign labor without quotas and permits
Visa-free travel for citizens of 10 countries
*for priority investment projects
Information, consulting, organizational and other assistance to the investor
Support for investment project till the start of the production
Priority types of activities:
1. Metallurgy
2. Oil refining
3. Food production
4. Chemical industry
5. Machinery industry
6. Production of construction materials

5. Investment SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (10 ZONES) SEZ «Burabai»
Tourism
SEZ «Pavlodar» Petrochemistry
SEZ «Astana
New city»
Mixed
SEZ «NIPT» Petrochemistry
SEZ «Saryarka»
Metalurgy
SEZ «Khorgos – Eastern Gate» Logistics
SEZ «Seaport Aktau» Mixed
SEZ «Chemical
Park Taraz»
Chemistry
SEZ «Park of Innovative Technologies»
IT - Innovations
SEZ «Ontustik»
Textiles

6. LOCATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
St. Petersburg
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
143.5 mln.
BELARUS
9.5 mln.
Aktobe
KAZAKHSTAN
17 mln.
MONGOLIA
2.8 mln.
Shymkent
UZBEKISTAN
30.2 mln.
KYRGYZSTAN
5.7 mln.
TURKEY
74.9 mln.
TURKMENISTAN
5.2 mln.
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA
1.4 bln.
Lianyungang
IRAN
77.4 mln.
PAKISTAN
182.1 mln.
INDIA
1.3 bln.
The Kazakhstan’s geographical position makes it a natural crossroads for major transit corridors from Asia to Europe.
The transcontinental automobile road corridor “Western Europe – Western China” passes through the territory of Kazakhstan. The corridor will allow to deliver freights from China to Europe in 10 days.
There is a territory with population of more than 3.3 bln. people within a radius of 2 thsd. km from Kazakhstan
The flight time from most European destinations is five hours.
Western Europe – Western China
corridor (8,445 km)
Western Europe – Western China
corridor on the territory of Kazakhstan (2,787 km)

7. Economy FDI ATTRACTION FDI in the manufacturing sector 6.1 $ bln.
28 %
72%
Source: National Bank of the RK

8. Economy CUMULATIVE FDI INFLOW BY COUNTRIES 2005 – 1H 2014
Main countries USD: billion
Total USD: billiion
Source: National Bank of the RK

9. Industries 2010-2014 2015-2019 Machinery Automobile Production
SKD assembly of motor vehicles
Production of car parts and accessories :
Automobile Production
CKD assembly of motor vehicles
Railway Machinery
Production of locomotives and wagons:
Manufacture of electric motors, increasing localization:
Machinery for Mining
Production of equipment:
Production of equipment:
Aviation Machinery
Production of helicopters:
Production of combines and tractors:
Chemical Industry
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:
Pharmaceutical Industry
Professional training, production of generic products:
Professional training, production of generics and original medicines:

10. Assistance to foreign investors1 2 3
Provision of information about business/investment projects and analytical information
Assistance in obtaining
state support
for investors
Organization of business forums (road show) 4 5
Support of the National
Investment Interactive
Internet Resource  6
Support of the Investment Projects Database
Foreign investors support
in regions

11. Thank you for your attention
National Export & Investment Agency “KAZNEX INVEST”
Ministry of Investment and Development
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