Business in Kazakhstan, Astana. Kazakh Economy

1. Introduction to the Republic of Kazakhstan (Central Asia)
2. Kazakh Economy
   1. Economic Profile of the Regions of Kazakhstan
3. Doing Business in Almaty and Astana
4. Foreign Trade of Kazakhstan
   1. Economic Integration with Russia and Belarus
   2. Special Economic Zones in Kazakhstan
5. Investment in Kazakhstan
6. Transport and Logistics
7. Business Opportunities in Kazakhstan
   1. Kazakh Oil sector
   2. Metal Sector
   3. Food and Agriculture Sector
8. Case Study: KazMunayGasm KEGOC
9. Access to the Kazakh market
10. Business Plan for Kazakhstan

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Kazakhstan” are:

1. To analyze the Kazakh Economy, Logistics and Foreign Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in Kazakhstan
3. To explore the Kazakh trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Kazakh Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Kazakh companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Kazakh market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Kazakhstan” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate in World Trade.

Masters adapted to Kazakh Students.

Languages: ( Kazajastán Kazakhstan).

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Kazakhstan”: 1

Economic Corridors related to Kazakhstan

1. Almaty-Bishkek Logistics Corridor
2. Silk Road
3. Corridor of the Ashgabat Agreement
4. North-South Corridor (India-Russia)
5. Europe-Caucasus-Asia Logistics Corridor
6. China-Central-West Asia Logistics Corridor
7. Trans-Caspian Logistics Corridor
8. Access to the:
   1. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
   2. India-Chabahar (Iran)-Afghanistan Economic Corridor
   3. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, Mongolia, China, North Korea)
   4. Islamabad-Istanbul Corridor
   5. Kyrgyzstan-Iran Corridor

Kazakh Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Kazakhstan and the Central Eurasian Economic Area
2. Eurasian Economic Union
3. Commonwealth of Independent States
4. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
5. Shanghai Cooperation Organization
6. Central Asia Cooperation (CAREC)
7. Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia-Ukraine Common Economic Space
8. Free trade agreement between Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan
9. Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union
10. Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)-Vietnam Agreement
11. Georgia-Kazakhstan Agreement
12. Ukraine-Kazakhstan Agreement
13. Armenia-Kazakhstan Agreement
14. Serbia-Kazakhstan Agreement
15. Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan Agreement
16. Collaboration and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union
17. Iran-Pakistan-Turkey Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA)
18. Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
19. Islamic Trade Preferential System

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
4. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)
5. BIC
6. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
7. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
8. Customs Convention on Containers
9. Hamburg Rules
10. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport
11. Iran-Pakistan-Turkey Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA)

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Islamic Organizations. Kazakhstan is a member of...

1. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
2. Islamic Development Bank
3. Kazakhstan - Middle East (AMED)
4. Arab Development Funds

1. Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)
2. Asian Development Bank
3. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
4. Boao Forum for Asia
5. Asia-Europe Meeting

1. Kazakhstan is Beneficiary of the European Investment Bank
2. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
3. Africa-Asia Partnership
4. United Nations
5. World Bank
6. World Trade Organization (WTO)
7. International Monetary Fund

Kazakhstan was a member of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) - Succeeded by the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

1. Kazakh population: 17.6 million people
   1. 63.6% are Kazakh
2. Kazakh Area: 2,724,900 km² (the ninth largest country, two time zones)
3. Borders of Kazakhstan: China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
4. Kazakhstan is a landlocked country
5. Official language of Kazakhstan: Kazakh and Russian
6. Kazakh Capital: Astana (835,153)
7. Largest city of Kazakhstan: Almaty (1,552,349)
8. Type of Government: Unitary dominant-party Presidential Republic
9. Kazakh Independence: 1991 (URSS)

Main religions in Kazakhstan:

1. Sunni Islam (70% of the Kazakh, Hanafi school)
2. Orthodox Christianity (26%)

Religions and Global Business - Religious diversity

Kazakhstan belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area (Islamic Civilization).

1. Kazakhstan belongs to the Sunni - Turkic area of Islamic Civilization

Kazakh Economy.

1. Kazakhstan is a Middle-income country (WB)
2. Main sectors of the Kazakh economy are mining and quarrying (33%), wholesale and trade, manufacturing industry, transportation, building, and agriculture
3. Kazakhstan is near to three BRICS Countries (Russia, China, and India)
4. Ranking in the Ease of Doing Business (WB): 41
5. Investor protection
6. Kazakh Currency: Tenge
7. Kazakhstan is part of the Great Silk Way

International Trade of Kazakhstan.

1. Main Kazakh exports are petroleum, other mineral resources, and raw materials
2. The largest Kazakh export markets are Italy, the Netherlands, China, Russia, Switzerland, and France
3. Main Kazakh providers are Russia, China, Germany, the United States, and Italy
4. The largest investors in Kazakhstan are the Netherlands, the United States, Switzerland, China, and France
5. Customs union with Russia and Belarus since 2010
6. The Common Economic Space (Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan) was set-up in 2012
7. The Eurasian Economic Union (Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus) in 2014
8. In 2015, Kazakhstan joined WTO
9. Access to the Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

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