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Kazakhstan contemplates further liberalization of access to mineral resources and improvement of the relevant regulatory framework

The liberalization of access to mineral resources will attract investments to the Kazakhstan oil and gas projects.

Kazakhstan extends its Visa-Free Regime for the citizens of "developed countries"

The Government of Kazakhstan has adopted a resolution to extend the current pilot project of visa-free regime for citizens of developed countries until 31 December 2017.

Kazakhstan Government Adopted the Criteria for Acknowledging Subsoil Blocks/Fields as Strategically Important

By its Resolution of 7 August 2015 the Kazakhstan Government adopted the criteria for acknowledging subsoil blocks/fields as strategically important. The criteria set out in the Resolution are as follows: 1.the aggregate volume of recoverable reserv

Competing with the Government

In 2007, the working group of the Committee for Protection of Competition of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Industry and Trade developed amendments to the competition law aimed at limiting public participation in entrepreneurship (so called “Yellow Pages Rule

Amendments to Antitrust Law Proposed by Sayat Zholshy & Partners

Amendments to Antitrust Law Proposed by Sayat Zholshy & Partners

Senior Partner Aidyn Bikebayev and Partner Amir Begdesenov attended the Roundtable “Changes in the Concept of Antitrust Service and its Harmonization with the OECD Principles” held in Astana

On 26 June 2015, Rixos President Astana hosted the Roundtable “Changes in the Concept of Antitrust Service and its Harmonization with the OECD Principles” which was attended by SZP partners Aidyn Bikebayev and Amir Begdesenov.

Kazakhstan expands the list of countries that may have a visa-free entry to Kazakhstan

On 19 May 2015, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan issued Decree No. 24 pursuant to which the Kazakhstan Government and National Bank were instructed to prepare an appropriate document on the introduction of up to 30-day visa-free regime for the

Sayat Zholshy & Partners successfully arranged for the issuance of 2 first-category construction licenses

Sayat Zholshy & Partners has completed a project of legal assistance in the issuance of 2 first-category construction licenses for a major foreign-invested oil and gas company.

Amir Begdesenov’s Presentation at the International Conference “Antitrust Regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union”

On 5 June 2015, Altai Technopark, Ust-Kamenogorsk hosted the International Conference “Antitrust Regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union”. The event gathered 180 participants from Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus who discussed a number of strategic is

Partner Arman Berdalin Made a Speech at the 5th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum

Arman Berdalin presented his overview “Protection of Investments and Minority Shareholders’ Rights” in one of the sessions of the 5th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum titled “Joint Ventures: Building Effective Cross-border Partnership”. Arman als

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