As of July 1, 2024, Kazakhstan has registered 532,980 legal entities and 1,753,485 individual entrepreneurs. Additionally, over 2.2 million people are self-employed. The number of business representatives in each segment is steadily growing. This is due to favorable conditions created in the country: a lenient tax regime, the ability to work officially without a visa, and actively developing digitalization that simplifies most business processes.

What holds back proactive individuals from registering a business? Many face the problem: wanting to start their own business but not knowing what kind. What businesses are currently relevant in Kazakhstan? Let's explore the top business ideas for 2025.

A letter of credit is one of the possible settlement methods between a buyer and a seller. It represents a bank’s commitment, on behalf of the buyer, to pay the seller a specified amount in an agreed currency, provided that the seller submits documents confirming the shipment of goods or delivery of services.

From TikTok to Instagram: How to Promote Your Business Online in Kazakhstan TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and Telegram are often seen as platforms for chatting and viewing media. However, they are powerful tools for online business promotion: social networks gather a solvent audience and rely on advertising algorithms that help grow your brand, expand your customer base, and increase sales.

Where should you advertise your business online? How can you do it effectively?

Businesses that handle cash frequently need to deposit funds into a bank. However, transporting large sums of money can be risky. Cash collection services ensure secure transportation and help maintain the safety of your financial assets.

When entering into transactions that carry financial risks (such as buying an apartment under a shared construction scheme), an escrow account is often used. It is designed to protect the interests of both parties during unforeseen circumstances, secure the funds, and reduce the chances of misconduct. Escrow accounts can be opened by individuals, legal entities, and individual entrepreneurs.

Both individuals and entrepreneurs may face situations where they lack sufficient personal funds for specific needs — for example, purchasing home appliances or raw materials for production. In such cases, the optimal solution is to apply for a bank loan. However, alongside standard loan products, banks in Kazakhstan also offer tools such as an overdraft, a credit line, and an account credit limit.

According to data from 2025, the share of cashless payments using bank cards in Kazakhstan increased to 90%, and the volume of such transactions exceeded 136,2 trillion tenge.

To enable a buyer to pay for goods and services in the Republic of Kazakhstan, it is necessary to create an invoice, which is more conveniently and quickly done online. This document is one of the primary ones in transactions between counterparties. How accurately it is filled out determines the successful transfer of funds to the seller or service provider's account.

Convenient, functional, reliable, and cost-effective — it’s hard to overestimate the benefits of online accounting for entrepreneurs. Services integrate easily with bank accounts, allowing you to perform any operation.

This series of interviews with Kazakhstani entrepreneurs continues with the story of Maria Lipinskaya, the founder of "AsiaEliteFoodGroup." Today, the company produces more than 50 types of dairy products, including sour cream, cream, and cottage cheese, and its workforce has long exceeded 50 employees.

However, 20 years ago, the thought of a massive production facility was not even a dream. Maria worked at a successful company, and a chance event led her to contemplate starting her own business. The owner of the enterprise where Maria worked decided to change the business's profile. These changes motivated Maria to take a bold step – she left her job and opened her own company specializing in the sale of raw materials and ingredients for dairy production. The company quickly gained a solid reputation in the market, actively developed, and expanded its list of partners. One of these partners suggested to Maria the idea of starting a joint venture.

For decades, the main trading partners of Kazakhstan remained Russia, China, and Uzbekistan. However, since 2010, another promising direction has been developing – trade with Turkey. By 2026, it is considered the most prioritized in the field of investment and trade-economic relations.

The Republic of Kazakhstan has been a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) since the day the EAEU was established. Other member countries of the Union are considered priority areas for trade relations. Economic integration is facilitated by the EAEU agreement, which ensures the free movement of goods, labor, and services across the Union’s territory, and a unified policy in various sectors of the economy. To coordinate the movement of goods through customs, the EAEU Customs Union was established. A zero VAT rate is applied when member countries export goods within the Union.

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Чтобы поставляемый товар быстро прошёл таможенные процедуры внутри ЕАЭС, ему необходимо присвоить специальный код, который помогает классифицировать продукцию. Его называют ТН ВЭД.

Last Friday, Bank CenterCredit gathered Kazakhstani entrepreneurs for a business meeting dedicated to the challenges of effective management and marketing in modern conditions. The discussion focused on business needs, development prospects, the importance of supply chains in the economy, and opportunities for optimizing these processes.

To win a grant, secure a bank loan, or obtain land for your business, an aspiring entrepreneur must present a business plan. This document is also essential for the businessperson to understand how to run the business efficiently, minimize costs, and achieve the expected profit.

Every year, individuals and legal entities in Kazakhstan who own taxable property are required to pay property tax. This article will clarify what types of property are subject to taxation and identify those who are exempt from payment.

To safeguard employees in cases of incapacity and other risks (such as the loss of a breadwinner, pregnancy, and childbirth), the payer, typically the organization, must regularly make social contributions. These funds are used to provide social benefits to employees.

When registering an LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) in Kazakhstan, entrepreneurs provide crucial information, such as the legal address and the list of founders. But what should they do if this information changes? In such cases, a re-registration procedure for the LLP is required.

In Kazakhstan, individuals who own a car are required to pay an annual transport tax, and 2026 is no exception. This obligation also extends to legal entities.

Individual entrepreneurs and partnerships operating under a simplified system in 2026 must submit Form 910 to regulatory authorities. This declaration contains data on income, taxes paid (including Personal Income Tax and social tax, totaling 3% of income), deductions made for oneself and employees. The form allows reporting these parameters for each month of the half-year.

Minimum calculation indicators are used when calculating social benefits, determining tax amounts and other payments, and the amount of fines. Specialists primarily operate with indicators such as MRP and MWP.

In 2024, Bank CenterCredit launched the SWIFT GO service, becoming the first bank in Kazakhstan to operate with this system. This means your transfers will now be even more secure and faster.

In mid-March, Bank CenterCredit launched a series of interviews featuring Kazakhstani entrepreneurs. The protagonist of the first interview was Gulmira Aytimbetova. Her story is truly inspiring: she embarked on a challenging journey from running a small tailor shop in a rented apartment to establishing her own business, whose clients now include some of the largest Kazakhstani and international companies. Among them are the luxury hotel chain The Ritz-Carlton, the Shymkent Brewery, the SMALL supermarket chain, and the Kazakhstan Hotel.

Today, GUITEX is one of the largest companies in the country specializing in corporate clothing production. It boasts over 100 regular organizational clients, and its production volume reaches 60 million tenge.