Kazakhstan has concluded the following Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), Treaties with Investment Provisions (TIPs) and Investment Related Instruments (IRIs) according to the database of UNCTAD.
Overview International organizations such as the World Trade Organization periodically evaluate developments in trade and investment, trends and patterns in FDI and the investment regime for a particular country.https://docsonline.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/TPR/S459.pdf&Open=Truehttps://docsonline.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/TPR/S459R1.pdf&Open=True
The U.S. government also periodically assesses investment conditions, openness to foreign investment, policies toward foreign direct investment, investment and tax treaties and trade facilitation measures.https://www.state.gov/reports/2017-investment-climate-statements/kazakhstanhttps://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/kazakhstan
Bilateral Investment Treaties No.Short titleStatusPartiesDate of signatureDate of entry into force1Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan BIT (2024)Signed (not in force)Kyrgyzstan24/04/20242Kazakhstan - Qatar BIT (2022)Signed (not in force)Qatar12/10/20223Kazakhstan - Singapore BIT (2018)Signed (not in force)Singapore21/11/20184Kazakhstan - United Arab Emirates BIT (2018)Signed (not in force)United Arab Emirates24/03/20185Japan - Kazakhstan BIT (2014)In forceJapan23/10/201425/10/20156Kazakhstan - Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of BIT (2012)In forceNorth Macedonia02/07/201221/05/20167Estonia - Kazakhstan BIT (2011)In forceEstonia20/04/201126/08/20148Kazakhstan - Serbia BIT (2010)In forceSerbia07/10/201007/12/20159Kazakhstan - Romania BIT (2010)In forceRomania02/03/201017/07/201310Austria - Kazakhstan BIT (2010)In forceAustria12/01/201021/12/201211Kazakhstan - Viet Nam BIT (2009)In forceViet Nam15/09/200907/04/201412Kazakhstan - Qatar BIT (2008)Signed (not in force)Qatar04/03/200813Kazakhstan - Slovakia BIT (2007)In forceSlovakia21/11/200729/06/201614Finland - Kazakhstan BIT (2007)In forceFinland09/01/200701/05/201815Jordan - Kazakhstan BIT (2006)In forceJordan29/11/200601/07/200816Armenia - Kazakhstan BIT (2006)In forceArmenia06/11/200601/08/201017Kazakhstan - Sweden BIT (2004)In forceSweden25/10/200401/08/200618Kazakhstan - Latvia BIT (2004)In forceLatvia08/10/200421/04/200619Kazakhstan - Pakistan BIT (2003)In forcePakistan08/12/200307/12/200920Kazakhstan - Netherlands BIT (2002)In forceNetherlands27/11/200201/08/200721Greece - Kazakhstan BIT (2002)Signed (not in force)Greece26/06/200222Kazakhstan - Tajikistan BIT (1999)In forceTajikistan16/12/199920/11/200123Bulgaria - Kazakhstan BIT (1999)In forceBulgaria15/09/199920/08/200124Kazakhstan - Russian Federation BIT (1998)In forceRussian Federation06/07/199811/02/200025BLEU (Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union) - Kazakhstan BIT (1998)In forceBLEU (Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union)16/04/199806/02/200126France - Kazakhstan BIT (1998)In forceFrance03/02/199821/08/200027Kazakhstan - Kuwait BIT (1997)In forceKuwait31/08/199701/05/200028Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan BIT (1997)In forceUzbekistan02/06/199708/09/199729Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan BIT (1997)In forceKyrgyzstan08/04/199701/05/200530India - Kazakhstan BIT (1996)TerminatedIndia09/12/199626/07/200131Czech Republic - Kazakhstan BIT (1996)In forceCzechia08/10/199602/04/199832Georgia - Kazakhstan BIT (1996)In forceGeorgia17/09/199624/04/199833Azerbaijan - Kazakhstan BIT (1996)In forceAzerbaijan16/09/199630/04/199834Kazakhstan - Malaysia BIT (1996)In forceMalaysia27/05/199603/08/199735Kazakhstan - Romania BIT (1996)TerminatedRomania25/04/199605/04/199736Kazakhstan - Korea, Republic of BIT (1996)In forceKorea, Republic of20/03/199626/12/199637Iran, Islamic Republic of - Kazakhstan BIT (1996)In forceIran, Islamic Republic of16/01/199603/04/199938Israel - Kazakhstan BIT (1995)In forceIsrael27/12/199519/02/199739Kazakhstan - United Kingdom BIT (1995)In forceUnited Kingdom23/11/199523/11/199540Hungary - Kazakhstan BIT (1994)In forceHungary07/12/199403/03/199641Kazakhstan - Mongolia BIT (1994)In forceMongolia02/12/199413/05/199542Italy - Kazakhstan BIT (1994)TerminatedItaly22/09/199412/07/199643Kazakhstan - Poland BIT (1994)In forcePoland21/09/199425/05/199544Kazakhstan - Ukraine BIT (1994)In forceUkraine17/09/199404/08/199545Kazakhstan - Lithuania BIT (1994)In forceLithuania15/09/199425/05/199546Kazakhstan - Switzerland BIT (1994)In forceSwitzerland12/05/199413/05/199847Kazakhstan - Spain BIT (1994)In forceSpain23/03/199422/06/199548Egypt - Kazakhstan BIT (1993)In forceEgypt14/02/199308/08/199649Finland - Kazakhstan BIT (1992)TerminatedFinland29/09/199214/02/199850Germany - Kazakhstan BIT (1992)In forceGermany22/09/199210/05/199551China - Kazakhstan BIT (1992)In forceChina10/08/199213/08/199452Kazakhstan - United States of America BIT (1992)In forceUnited States of America19/05/199212/01/199453Kazakhstan - Turkey BIT (1992)In forceTürkiye01/05/199210/08/1995
Treaties with Investment Provisions No.Short titleStatusPartiesDate of signatureDate of entry into force1CIS Agreement on Services and Investment (2023)In force08/06/202305/06/20242Kazakhstan - Singapore Services and Investment Agreement (2023)In forceSingapore22/05/202301/03/20253EU - Kazakhstan EPCA (2015)In forceEU (European Union)21/12/201501/03/20204Eurasian Economic Union - Viet Nam FTA (2015)In forceViet Nam29/05/201505/10/20165Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (2014)In force29/05/201401/01/20156Belarus - Kazakhstan - Russia Agreement on Services and Investment (2010)In forceBelarus, Russian Federation09/12/201001/01/20127Eurasian Investment Agreement (2008)In forceBelarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan12/12/200811/01/20168ECO Investment Agreement (2005)Signed (not in force)07/07/20059US - Central Asia TIFA (2004)In forceKyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United States of America, Uzbekistan01/06/200401/06/200410Common Economic Zone Agreement (2003)In forceBelarus, Russian Federation, Ukraine19/09/200320/05/200411CIS Investor Rights Convention (1997)In forceArmenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Republic of, Tajikistan28/03/199721/01/199912EC - Kazakhstan Cooperation Agreement (1995)TerminatedEU (European Union)23/01/199501/07/199913The Energy Charter Treaty (1994)In force17/12/199416/04/199814IFD AgreementIn negotiation
Investment Related Instruments No.Short titleDate of adoptionLevelType1Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment Credit1992Regional/PlurilateralIntergovernmental agreements2MIGA Convention1985MultilateralIntergovernmental agreements3New York Convention1958MultilateralIntergovernmental agreements4ICSID Convention1965MultilateralIntergovernmental agreements5Draft Supplementary Treaty to the Energy Charter Treaty1998Regional/PlurilateralDraft instruments6UN Code of Conduct on Transnational Corporations1983MultilateralDraft instruments7World Bank Investment Guidelines1992MultilateralGuidelines, principles, resolutions and similar8ILO Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises2000MultilateralGuidelines, principles, resolutions and similar9ILO Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises2006MultilateralGuidelines, principles, resolutions and similar10ILO Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises1977MultilateralGuidelines, principles, resolutions and similar11UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights2011MultilateralGuidelines, principles, resolutions and similar12Permanent Sovereignty UN Resolution1962MultilateralGuidelines, principles, resolutions and similar13New International Economic Order UN Resolution1974MultilateralGuidelines, principles, resolutions and similar14Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States1974MultilateralGuidelines, principles, resolutions and similar
See also Foreign relations of Kazakhstan Economy of Kazakhstan
References
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