МйНЛДЖЖЛ INVESTORS х GUIDE Ч www.investinnur-sultan.kz 2 GUIDE TO INVESTMENT VISA-FREE REGIME ENTRY TO Australia Estonia Austria France Azerbaijan Finland Argentina Germany Armenia Georgia Belarus Greece Bahrain Great Britain Belgium Hong Kong Bulgaria Hungary Brazil Italy Canada Iceland China Israel Cyprus Ireland Colombia Indonesia Croatia India Czech Republic Japan Chile Kyrgyzstan Denmark Kuwait Ecuador Latvia investinnur-sultan.kz 3 KAZAKHSTAN FOR 75 COUNTRIES Lithuania Serbia Liechtenstein Singapore Luxembourg Slovakia Malaysia Slovenia Malta South Korea Mexico Spain Monaco Sultanate of Oman Moldova Switzerland Mongolia Sweden Netherlands Tajikistan Norway Thailand New Zealand Turkey Philippines UAE Poland Ukraine Portugal USA Qatar Uzbekistan Russia Vatican Romania Vietnam Saudi Arabia 4 GUIDE TO INVESTMENT CONTENT Welcoming speech of the mayor............................................................................................5 Main facts.....................................................................................................................................6 Why the city of Nur-Sultan?...................................................................................................8 Stable economy..........................................................................................................................9 Optimal geographical location and modern infrastructure........................................23 Human capital...........................................................................................................................29 Active support of investors and entrepreneurs.............................................................33 Favorable conditions for living and doing business..................................................55 Nur-Sultan city is the center of world events.............................................................73 Guest memo..............................................................................................................................75 Contact information...............................................................................................................81 investinnur-sultan.kz 5 Dear friends! Nur-Sultan city is a young, dynamically developing capital of Kazakhstan and a competitive city of Eurasia. The city is growing rapidly, opening up significant opportunities for investment, introduction of advanced technologies and implementation of new ideas. Support at all stages of the project implementation, incentives for investors, developed infrastructure, effective administrative regulation, emerging market of financial and business services at the International Financial Center «Astana», scientific-educational potential and availability of skilled labour force are the advantages that the investors can count on. Our task is to develop the capital as one of the key political, business, cultural and scientific centers of the Eurasian space, as well as to create comfortable conditions for residents, attract investors, talents and professionals. To achieve this goal, we look forward to productive cooperation with the investment community. We are always open and ready for constructive dialogue in all areas. We invite you to invest in the economy of our city! Welcome to the capital of Kazakhstan – the city of Nur-Sultan! Kulginov Altay Seidirovich Mayor of Nur-Sultan city 6 GUIDE TO INVESTMENT MAIN FACTS Population number 1 078 362 The total area of the city 797,33 km² Population growth 4,6% Population density 1352 inhabitants per km² Average life expectancy 76,2 year labour force 531 426 p. Unemployment rate 4,5% GRP 6 706 billion KZT (19,5 billion $) GRP per capita 6 359,6 thousand KZT (18 thousand $) Fixed capital investments 1 067 billion KZT (3,1 billion $) Foreign direct investment $965 million Average monthly salary 237 538 KZT (689,1 $) Time zone GMT +06.00 Data are for 2018 The average dollar rate in 2018 is $ 1 = 344.71 KZT investinnur-sultan.kz 7 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF NUR-SULTAN CITY UNTIL 2050 PRIORITY AREAS OF NUR-SULTAN CITY: Quality and affordable housing Health and healthcare Education and competencies Integrated transport system Comfortable urban environment First-class engineering infrastructure Public safety Steadily growing and diversified “knowledge economy” International connectivity 8 GUIDE TO INVESTMENT WHY THE CITY OF NUR-SULTAN? Stable economy Optimal geographical location and modern infrastructure Human capital Active support of investors and entrepreneurs Dynamically developing financial sector and innovation environment Favorable conditions for living and doing business Developed social infrastructure Nur-Sultan city is the center of world events 3 DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FOR NUR -SULTAN CITY: Creation of comfortable conditions for residents and guests of the city. Building of sustainable economic growth model based on the «knowledge economy». Internationally integrated city open to attracting talents and professionals. investinnur-sultan.kz 9 STABLE ECONOMY 10 GUIDE TO INVESTMENT STABLE ECONOMY GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCT OF NUR-SULTAN CITY 11% Contribution of Nur-Sultan city to the country's GDP in 2018 6,7 trillion KZT GDP in 2018 6,4 mln. KZT GRP per capita in 2018 GRP and the share of fixed capital investments in GRP 8000 27% 30% 7000 23% 25% 6000 16% 5000 16% 20% 4000 13% 15% 2 646 4 810 6 706 3000 2 735 10% 2000 1 373 1000 5% 0 0% 2009 2012 2015 2018 first half of 2019 19,3% GRP, billion KZT Average annual Share of fixed capital investment in GRP growth rate The structure of GRP, first half of 2019 8% 6% 25% 10% 18% 7% 7% 7% 12% Industry Financial and insurance activities Construction Professional, scientific and technical activities Trade Social sphere and public Transport and warehousing administration Real estate transactions Other types of activity According to the Committee on statistics of MNE of RK investinnur-sultan.kz 11 STABLE ECONOMY FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENTS OF NUR-SULTAN CITY 1,1 Fixed capital investments in 2018 trillion KZT 102,1% Index of physical volume of fixed capital investments in 2018 Fixed capital investments 55% 1200 60% 1000 40% 50% 35% 800 40% 1067 782 600 30% 618 18% 708 368 400 15% 20% 200 10% 0 0% 2009 2012 2015 2018 January- October, 2019 12,6% Fixed capital investments, billion KZT Average annual Share of public investment growth rate Fixed capital investment structure, January-October, 2019 6,6% 3,8% 9,5% 4,1% 21,1% 5% 49,9% Real estate transactions Industry Education Art, entertainment, leisure Transport and Administrative and supporting services warehousing Other types of activity According to the Committee on statistics of MNE of RK 12 GUIDE TO INVESTMENT STABLE ECONOMY FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENTS OF NUR-SULTAN CITY 592 Major investor of the city - small business billion KZT January-October, 2019 Fixed capital investments by categories of business entities January – October, 2019 9,1% 7,3% Small business Medium business Large business 83,6% Foreign investment 30,0% 300 26,9% 250 25,0% 24% 200 20,0% 150 5,8% 15,0% 6,7% 256,5 190,5 100 3,2% 3,9% 10,0% 35,6 50 57,8 5,0% 12,6 25,5 0 0,0% 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 January – October, 2019 45,8% Foreign investment, billion KZT Average annual Share of foreign investment growth rate INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF NUR-SULTAN CITY 5,2% Share of industry in GRP in 2018 647 billion KZT Industrial output in 2018 2 326 Enterprises and industries of the industrial sector in 2018 investinnur-sultan.kz 13 Industrial output 111,6% 700 107,1% 110% 600 105,2% 105,1% 105% 500 400 95,2% 389 100% 647 300 215 567 95% 200 99 100 90% 0 85% 2009 2012 2015 2018 January – October, 2019 23,2% Volume of industrial production, billion KZT Среднегодовой Industrial production index темп роста Industry by fields, January – October, 2019 2% 11% Manufacturing industry Power, gas , steam supply and air conditioning Water supply, sewerage system, control over waste collection and distribution 87% INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF NUR-SULTAN CITY 547 billion KZT Output of manufacturing industry in 2018 108,3% Industrial production index of the manufacturing industry in 2018 23 272 Employed in manufacturing industry in 2018 The structure of the volume of manufacturing industry, January – October, 2019 (in %) 4% 14% Engineering industry 13% Manufacture of rubber and plastic products and other non-metallic mineral products 15% Metallurgical industry Food industry Other 54% According to the Committee on statistics of MNE of RK 14 GUIDE TO INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF NUR-SULTAN CITY 50 095 Existing legal entities as of November 1, 2019 Structure of existing legal entities by industry, as of November 1, 2019 Wholesale and retail trade 14 041 Building 9 171 The provision of other types of services 5 292 Professional, scientific and technical activities 3 956 Administrative and Support Services 2 659 Industry 2 609 Information and Communication 2 147 Real estate transactions 2 027 Other 8 193 ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF NUR-SULTAN CITY Legal entities, branches and representative offices with foreign participation, as of November 1, 2019 6% 20% Industry 20% Building 8% Trade 3 694 The provision of other species of services 11% Professional science and 35% technical activity Other According to the Committee on statistics of MNE of RK investinnur-sultan.kz 15 Main countries by number of legal entities, branches and representative offi ces with foreign participation, as of November 1, 2019* Russia 1 339 Turkey 439 China 254 Uzbekistan 183 Ukraine 162 INVESTORS