World Monitor Magazine Spring | Page 25

Why kazakhstan? WHY KAZAKHSTAN? The Republic of Kazakhstan is a prosperous, and dynamically The Republic of Kazakhstan is a safe prosperous, developing state. It has rich natural resources and, most safe and dynamically developing state. It has importantly, rich citizens with a high level of education, skills and motivation for their natural effective use. resources and, most importantly, citizens Retail in Kazakhstan Key investors Metro is a German company that manages the third largest retail network in Europe and the fifth in the world. with a high level of education, skills and motivation for their effective use. … in Kazakhstan since KAZAKHSTAN – THE HEART OF EURASIA Trade turnover (2016): GDP (2016) (2006-2017 г.): 135 bln USD (2006-2016): 1,760.7 bln USD 8 stores 2008 in 7 cities Investments in the amount of more than 20 million euros per store and 170 million euros in total Ramstor is a large and steadily developing company, which is operating in the Turkish market since 1954. 62 bln USD … in Kazakhstan Export since P P 27 stores 1998 in 7 cities 36.8 bln USD Import Tax regime: 20% Corporate income tax rate 12% Standard VAT rate 25.2 bln USD 9 days – time required to start Market size Grocery retail market bln USD a business in Kazakhstan Duty-free access to the EAEU market B c d 11.7 12.8 14.3 15.5 16.8 18.1 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-grocery retail market bln USD B 7.3 2016 Duty-free access to the EAEU market consumers in direct access to the market 2016 2018 2019 2017 2018 11.3 2020 12.4 9 2021 R (f 9 Consumer Freight turnover of all types of transport “Western Europe – Western China” transcontinental automobile corridor Logistic potential 14 days from China to Western Europe New Silk Road – railway route from China through Kazakhstan to Europe Port infrastructure in other countries: • Batumi seaport in Georgia; • Logistics terminal in the Pacific port of Lianyungang. FDI ( 2016 ): (2006-2016): • “Western Europe – Western China” transcontinental automobile 20.6 bln USD 235 bln USD corridor profile Railway 5.2 million Automobile Households 43% Average household size Pipeline Passenger turnover of all types of transport 22.7% 48.6% 28.6% 3.4 people 29% M o T o fa n lo 4% Bus Non-food products • • A + Railway Food products 7% 16% Taxi Paid services Air • 3 R (f A 2 8% 20% By the type of transport billion pkm The ~270 structure of household spending in Kazakhstan (2016) 235 bln USD Infrastructure of Kazakhstan 2021 Engaged in trading activities (9 month 2017): (2006-2016): Infrastructure is one of the key factors for sustainable economic growth, increasing the competitiveness of the economy and the quality of life of the population. 2020 Air 1.3 million people 14 days from China to Western Europe New Silk Road – railway route from China through Kazakhstan to Europe 20.6 bln USD 20 bln USD 15.8 bln USD 2019 R (f By the type of transport Population – 17.9 million people consumers in direct • Logistics terminal in the Pacific port of Lianyungang. access to the market FDI ( (2017) FDI 2016 ): 10.2 The volume of Internet commerce Transport infrastructure bln USD infrastructure in other countries: 182 Port • mln Batumi seaport in Georgia; • • 2017 ~520 billion tkm Logistic potential • • 9.3 Kazakhstan has a large territory and is located at the junction of Europe and Asia, that is why the transport infrastructure plays an important role in the development of the economy 274.3 of Kazakhstan and the 469.8 region as a 597.5 whole. 355.7 748.5 923.7 182 mln • 8.2 73% 23 Kazakhstan plans to invest heavily in transport infrastructure under the Belt and supported by EUROBAK Road Initiative The transport strategy of Kazakhstan until 2020 is aimed at increasing the transit potential of the land route from China to Europe via Kazakhstan The Government intends to increase the volume of transit 2-fold by 2020 and 10-