KAZAKH INVEST

What KAZAKH INVEST does

KAZAKH INVEST (legal name: NC "KAZAKH INVEST" JSC) is Kazakhstan's national investment promotion company and a wholly state-owned joint stock corporation, with the Government of Kazakhstan—represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—as its sole shareholder following the December 2018 transfer of shares from Samruk-Kazyna via Presidential Decree No. 806. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Astana, the company serves as the single national gateway for all foreign direct investment into Kazakhstan, coordinating across ministries, the Prime Minister's office, all 14 regional akimats, and six foreign representative offices (China, Hungary, Turkey, USA, Singapore, Italy). It delivers free one-stop-shop investor services including visa support, investment contract negotiation, land and energy facilitation, regulatory navigation, and problem resolution.

The company's core technological platform is the National Digital Investment Platform (investkz.gov.kz), a unified online system integrating all government agencies for investment attraction, implementation, and project monitoring. The platform currently hosts 1,319 potential projects with a combined value of 80 trillion tenge (~$165 billion). KAZAKH INVEST publishes sector-specific investor guides (renewable energy, deep grain processing, pharmaceuticals, electronics), the quarterly Tulip Business and Legal magazine, and runs multilingual webinars covering priority sectors. Beyond its platform, the organization is investing in bilateral business forums, international investment conferences (Davos, PDAC, Astana International Forum), and a foreign representative network to drive top-of-funnel deal flow.

The business model is government-funded rather than revenue-generating; KAZAKH INVEST does not charge investors for its services and discloses no commercial revenue. Its economic value is measured by FDI attracted to Kazakhstan, which has cumulatively reached $474 billion over 30 years, with Kazakhstan targeting $400 billion in cumulative investments and $150 billion in FDI by 2029. Recent transaction flow supports a $20.5 billion annual FDI run-rate (a 14.4% increase), with major deal categories spanning Chinese energy and agro-processing, UAE renewable energy, European industrial cooperation, and emerging AI infrastructure. The company serves three primary stakeholder groups: foreign investors and multinationals, foreign governments seeking bilateral cooperation, and domestic Kazakhstani companies accessing state support measures.

Name

KAZAKH INVEST

Legal name

NC "KAZAKH INVEST" JSC

Website

https://invest.gov.kz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KAZAKH INVEST is Kazakhstan's state-owned national investment promotion company, coordinating foreign direct investment across priority sectors through a National Digital Investment Platform, six foreign representative offices, and 14 regional teams. It serves foreign investors, bilateral government partners, and domestic Kazakhstani companies with free facilitation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Promotion Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Asset & Investment Management (BPAIAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

Keywords

• Investment promotion services
• Foreign direct investment
• Investment facilitation agency
• Government investor support
• National investment platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Astana

HQ country

Kazakhstan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

KAZAKH INVEST is Kazakhstan's national investment promotion company, providing free consultation, investor facilitation, and coordination services to foreign and domestic investors across all stages of investment projects. It operates the National Digital Investment Platform (investkz.gov.kz), which integrates government agencies into a unified online system for investment attraction, implementation, and project monitoring, while coordinating site selection, land use, energy supply, tax incentive negotiation, visa support, and access to Special Economic Zones and industrial zones.

Product overview

KAZAKH INVEST serves as Kazakhstan's national investment promotion company operating primarily through its National Digital Investment Platform (invest.gov.kz), which provides a unified online system for investment attraction and project monitoring. The organization facilitates investment across multiple sectors including mining and metallurgical complex, agro-industrial complex, energy, tourism, and information technologies. It offers various investment projects including the AI HUB / Data Center Valley project for AI and cloud infrastructure development. Additionally, it publishes educational materials including the Tulip Business and Legal publication and the Investor's Guide to Renewable Energy Projects. The platform also supports webinars and videos on investment opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Digital Investment Platform
• AI HUB / Data Center Valley (Ekibastuz)
• Investor's Guide to Renewable Energy Projects in Kazakhstan

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 1st in the CIS by FDI Per Capita (UNCTAD 2023)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, moderate and core.

• SuperX AI TechnologymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026SuperX AI Technology, a NASDAQ-listed AI computing infrastructure provider, met with Kazakhstan Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov at the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos in Dalian to discuss a proposed 1-gigawatt AI computing park in Kazakhstan. Under the proposed three-year phased roadmap, construction would target 200MW by 2027, 300MW by 2028, and 500MW by 2029, with the facility intended to function as a cross-border computing node bridging Europe and Asia. Kazakhstan has invited SuperX to conduct site-selection surveys and evaluate project feasibility. KAZAKH INVEST is coordinating on land use, energy supply, and policy frameworks alongside Kazakhstan's state investment functions.
• Masdar (UAE)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2026UAE firms have invested over $5 billion in Kazakhstan, with bilateral agreements spanning renewable energy projects such as Masdar's 1 GW wind farm and agricultural exports including halal lamb. KAZAKH INVEST, operating as Kazakhstan Invest, is coordinating these UAE investments as part of Kazakhstan's strategy to deepen Gulf ties and target $150 billion in FDI by 2029. KAZAKH INVEST plans to open a Dubai office in 2026 to further support investor engagement.
• Government of the Czech Republic / Škoda Auto / ČEZmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Prime Ministers Olzhas Bektenov of Kazakhstan and Andrej Babiš of Czech Republic co-hosted a bilateral business forum in Astana focused on expanding trade, investment, and industrial cooperation. Kazakhstan reported a 14.4% increase in foreign direct investment to $20.5 billion. Specific Czech investment examples include Škoda Auto's $8.2 million car assembly project and a uranium supply partnership between ČEZ and Kazatomprom. The forum concluded with six memorandums of cooperation signed to establish joint ventures in energy, transport, mechanical engineering, and insurance sectors. KAZAKH INVEST supported the organization of the forum.
• Geo-Jade Petroleum CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2026Chinese oil and gas firm Geo-Jade Petroleum Corporation signed a cooperation agreement with KAZAKH INVEST on February 3 to develop the Sozak gas field in Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda Region, with planned investment totaling $7.8 billion. The project targets hard-to-recover unconventional gas with potential production up to one trillion cubic meters. The consortium also includes investors from Qatar. KAZAKH INVEST facilitated this as Kazakhstan's national investment arm.
• Serbian Pharmaceutical CompaniesmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026KAZAKH INVEST Deputy President Madiyar Sultanbek announced at the Kazakh-Serbian Business Council in Astana that KAZAKH INVEST and Serbian pharmaceutical companies are negotiating the localization of pharmaceutical production in Kazakhstan. Multiple cooperation agreements were signed between Kazakh and Serbian companies covering defense (artillery repair and modernization, high-energy materials production), technology (digital transformation and startup support), and biotechnology sectors. This follows Serbia's prior interest in creating joint baby food and fruity cereals production with Kazakhstan.
• Zhongyoung Power (Yunxi) Group Co., LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2025Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and officials from NC Kazakh Invest JSC met with representatives of Zhongyoung Power Group to discuss the Chinese company's interest in investing in Kazakhstan's power infrastructure modernization program. Zhongyoung Power expressed willingness to participate through public-private partnership and tariff-based investment recovery models, while indicating intent to utilize locally manufactured equipment. The parties agreed to continue discussions and schedule a follow-up meeting with Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy. KAZAKH INVEST is coordinating the partnership as the national investment facilitation body.
• Finnish Companies (Nokia, Wärtsilä, Metso, Peikko, Tikkurila, Nurminen Logistics)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2025Kazakhstan and Finland held a business forum on October 28 in Astana as part of Finnish President Alexander Stubb's official visit, marking a new chapter in bilateral relations. Finnish direct investment in Kazakhstan increased by more than 80% in 2024, reaching nearly $500 million, with over 50 Finnish companies operating in the country. The forum concluded with signing memoranda of understanding to strengthen economic dialogue and sustainable investment partnerships. Discussions also covered AI cooperation, the Middle Corridor transport route, nuclear energy, and environmental protection. KAZAKH INVEST facilitated the forum.
• CITIC Construction / Shengtai Biotech / Dalian HeshengmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2025The Second Forum on Industrial and Investment Cooperation 'Central Asia - China' held in Astana resulted in 58 commercial agreements worth over $24 billion between Kazakhstani and Chinese companies. Key agreements include a $1.1 billion wheat deep processing plant by CITIC Construction in Kostanay, an $800 million corn processing facility by Shengtai Biotech in Zhambyl, and a $650 million grain processing complex by Dalian Hesheng in Akmola. KAZAKH INVEST coordinated Kazakhstan's participation in the forum as the national investment promotion body.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CzechInvest: Czech Republic's national investment promotion agency, focused on attracting FDI into manufacturing, technology, and shared services. Closely comparable to KAZAKH INVEST given similar mid-sized national scale, regional office network, and bilateral business forum model (Czech-Kazakh forum referenced in the data).
• Invest India: India's official investment promotion and facilitation agency. Comparable in scope (national single window), investor targeting across priority sectors, regional desks in source markets, and digital platform for project pipeline — though India operates at significantly larger scale.
• Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI): Germany's national economic development agency, providing FDI advisory, market entry support, and a digital project platform. Most direct global peer to KAZAKH INVEST given comparable one-stop-shop mandate, bilateral forum activity, and multi-sector investment facilitation focus.
• Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK): Hong Kong's department for FDI promotion. Comparable as a gateway IPA facilitating cross-border capital flows (especially China-anchored), with sector-specialist teams and a digital platform for project matchmaking.
• ProColombia: Colombia's national export and investment promotion agency. Comparable emerging-market IPA operating across multiple sectors (mining, energy, agribusiness, manufacturing) with foreign representative offices and a focus on non-traditional FDI sources.
• Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO): Abu Dhabi's government hub for attracting FDI into strategic sectors. Direct comparable given Gulf-state model, large-scale renewable energy focus, and bilateral deal-making with Central Asia — making it both peer and competitor for Kazakhstan-bound capital.
• Italian Trade Agency / Invitalia: Italy's national agency for inward investment and enterprise development. KAZAKH INVEST even has a representative office in Italy (Altinay Mukanova), and the agency operates a comparable model of regional desks, sector-focused incentives, and SME facilitation.
• Enterprise Singapore: Singapore's government agency for enterprise development and FDI attraction. Similar in being a state-owned entity combining investment promotion with company development services and operating as a strategic gateway for foreign capital.

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance: France's public investment bank providing FDI facilitation, SME financing, and innovation support. A larger-scale incumbent with adjacent mandate including capital deployment, relevant as a model for how a state investment body can scale beyond pure facilitation.
• Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund: Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund and former parent of KAZAKH INVEST (shares transferred to MoFA in 2018). Comparable as a Kazakhstani state investment vehicle, but operates as an asset owner/portfolio investor rather than a pure investment promotion intermediary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kazakh_invest
• Facebookfacebook.com/KAZAKHINVEST
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kazakhinvest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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