"Having clear, understandable and effective corporate rules
is the best protection against possible risks"
Since its independence, Kazakhstan has made significant progress
in combatting corruption and bribery. However, corruption remains
one of the biggest problems in Kazakhstan. While the legal
requirements for explicit corruption crimes are fairly clear and
understandable, the legal regulation of issues related to the
possibilities and the limits of provision of gifts and other
property benefits to public officials and employees of the
quasi-public sector are not always clear. Some believe that the
provision of small goods, gifts and benefits can be permissible due
to the generally accepted standards of hospitality and
sociocultural interaction in Kazakhstan. However, there is a very
fine line between such customary norms and rules of conduct in
business relations, which are subject to the requirements of
anti-corruption legislation in Kazakhstan.
