Kazakhstan Country Commercial Guide
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Investment Climate Statement
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The U.S. Department of State’s Investment Climate Statements help U.S. companies make informed business decisions by providing up-to-date information on the investment climates of more than 170 countries and economies. They are prepared by our embassies and consulates around the world and analyze each economy’s openness to foreign investment. Topics include:

•    Openness to, and Restrictions upon, Foreign Investment, 
•    Investment and Taxation Treaties,
•    Legal Regime,
•    Industrial Policies,
•    Protection of Property Rights,
•    Financial Sector,
•    State-owned Enterprises,
•    Corruption,
•    Labor Policies and Practices,
•    Political and Security Environment, and
•    U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Other Investment Insurance or Development Finance Programs

Each statement provides a starting point for U.S. firms and offers a point of contact at the relevant U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.

These reports are also a resource for foreign governments to create business environments that ensure fair treatment for the United States and our companies and investors. 

To access the full Investment Climate Statement, visit the U.S. Department of State Investment Climate Statements website.

SABIT Program

A global business program housed in the U.S. Department of Commerce, SABIT promotes free, fair, and reciprocal economic relationships between the United States and Kazakhstan. The program builds partnerships and provides opportunities for mid- to senior-level business leaders from transitioning countries to see, first-hand, U.S. business practices. The program’s worldwide alumni network of more than 7,000 leaders from the business, community, and scientific organizations all over the world use their SABIT training to create better business climates for trade and investment and are predisposed to work with American companies. Five hundred of these leaders are from Kazakhstan.

The SABIT training is industry-specific and is developed closely with the U.S. private sector, facilitating high-level meetings with U.S. companies, industry associations, and educational institutions. These meetings provide a forum where U.S. organizations share innovative leadership ideas with the delegates and showcase their technologies, equipment, and services. The program links American companies with foreign partners and aids both in the development of new relationships and strengthening of existing ties. Programs focus mainly on the private sector, but government officials often participate as well, allowing U.S. companies important access to decision-makers in complex markets.

The linkages formed through SABIT also serve as a basis for new business development and lead to tangible results. For example, the program has generated more than USD 1.4 billion in U.S. exports to Eurasia alone since its inception in 1990. This represents a return on investment of 16-to-1. 

For more information on the SABIT Program, please visit: https://www.trade.gov/sabit-program.

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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