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2209.2015
Managing Partner Vitaliy Vodolazkin and Partner Dmitriy Chumakov Took Part in the Kazakhstan’s Annual Legal Forum
On 18 September 2015, SZP Managing Partner Vitaliy Vodolazkin and Partner Dmitriy Chumakov successfully made their presentations at the Kazakhstan’s Annual Legal Forum held in Almaty.
2109.2015
Partner Amir Begdesenov Participated in the Road Show Presenting the Investment Opportunities in the Republic of Kazakhstan to Potential Singapore Investors
On 18 September 2015, Raffles Town Club, Singapore hosted a road show devoted to the investment opportunities of Kazakhstan manufacturing industries.
1509.2015
Sayat Zholshy & Partners analyzed the anticipated novelties in labor legislation concerning the changes in work conditions
The Labor Code of Kazakhstan in its current edition establishes the procedure for changing the work conditions, but “strictly in accordance with the set of established rules”. Such rules are intended to limit the abuse of employees’ rights by the employer
0909.2015
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.
0409.2015
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.
0209.2015
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
2808.2015
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
2408.2015
Amendments to Antitrust Law Proposed by Sayat Zholshy & Partners
Amendments to Antitrust Law Proposed by Sayat Zholshy & Partners
2606.2015
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.
2306.2015
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