Doing Business with Kazakhstan

This comprehensive guide to the steadily developing market of Kazakhstan will provide all those interested in beginning to trade or invest in the country with the information they need and the advice that will profit them. It includes the Department of Trade and Industry's own material on companies already working in the region, as well as details of project finance and joint venture case studies and profiles both of international companies and leading Kazakh firms and bodies. From describing the business context, through exploring the market potential, to developing a business and building an organization, the new edition offers authoritative information on matters ranging from banking services to employment law and market research. Contributors include ABN-Amro, Arthur Andersen, Ernst and Young, the EBRD, Glaxo-Beecham, HSBC Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and many Kazakh government and trade organizations.

Intended as a guide for all parties considering doing business in the Central Asian country, this work consists of 44 articles divided into four parts. The editors provide a general introduction to Kazakhstan's business environment, discussing recent economic performance, the legal framework for investments and banking, the relationship of Kazakhstan with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and similar matters. Different sectors of the Kazakh economy are then discussed in greater detail, followed by examinations of aspects of Kazakhstan's taxation and legal environment for domestic and international business. Finally, articles covering commercial property rights, land ownership, arbitration and dispute resolution, intellectual property, employment law, and other aspects of business operation are presented. The text does not note the contents of the included CD-ROM. Distributed by Stylus. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Dr. Marat Terterov holds a Ph.D. from St.Antony's College, Oxford. He is author of over a dozen books addressing the business environment in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. He recently co-authored a major USAID study evaluating privatization in Egypt and, as a consultant to the UK government, has advised British companies on Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other countries. He speaks frequently at the Centre for International Briefing and is author of academic articles on the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. He also holds a Chevening Scholarship. He has edited over a dozen books for Global Market Briefings on foreign investment in countries of the former Soviet Union, the Balkans and the Middle East, including Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Croatia, Bahrain, Egypt and Libya.