If an investor wants to engage in oil and gas exploration or production in Kazakhstan, the first step is to obtain a subsoil use right (SUR) through a contract (SUC).

In 2019, the process of making important amendments to the legislation of Kazakhstan, including banking and financial laws, continued.

The Astana International Finance Centre ("AIFC") continues to be a destination point for foreign companies seeking growth and stability in their operations.

The most important, in our view, set of changes will be aimed at "separation of powers, functions and responsibilities of the bodies of a joint stock company."

The most important, in our view, set of changes will be aimed at "separation of powers, functions and responsibilities of the bodies of a joint stock company."

This means that even if you entered into an agreement containing such a provision, the court would declare it invalid.

Starting 1 January 2026, new rules will come into effect in Kazakhstan, introducing a comprehensive update to the legal framework for investment activities under the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Franchising has been used as a route to the Kazakhstan market by overseas businesses since the 1990s when brands such as Coca-Cola, Adidas and InterContinental appeared...

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Starting 1 January 2026, new rules will come into effect in Kazakhstan, significantly expanding the scope and mandatory use of the National Catalogue of Goods (NCG)...

Due to general economic instability, shareholders of Kazakh companies seek to protect their interests in getting the net profit (dividends) which would be fair to both shareholders and a company itself.

The Law sets out an exhaustive list of grounds when a company director may be held secondarily liable for liabilities of the company.

Below we summarize the key changes to the requirements for local content in goods, works and services and for personnel.

On 9 November 2015, in connection with Kazakhstan's accession to the WTO, amendments to the subsoil use legislation came into force and significantly altered the existing local content requirements.

On February 18, 2026, at the BEPS Academy, Ravil Kassilgov and Rustam Vakhitov analyzed a recent court case on defending the actual right to income when paying dividends to the Netherlands.

GRATA International examines cartel detection and bid rigging regulation across eight jurisdictions, analyzing evidence types, liability frameworks, and compliance mechanisms. The comparative guide explores how competition authorities identify unlawful coordination, distinguish legitimate cooperation from anticompetitive conduct, and what red flags signal potential cartel activity in public and private tenders.

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Potential private partner - a private partner claiming to participate in a tender or direct negotiations on determining a private partner;

If your counterparty is a Kazakhstani company, the choice of governing law would be one of the major questions in an agreement being entered into with such counterparty.

GRATA International presents a comparative overview of the liability of CEOs and company directors across multiple jurisdictions, including Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Philippines.