MINEX Kazakhstan '23 | Session 1

Location: Room Sary Arka 1

Large foreign businesses contribute a third of all taxes in Kazakhstan. In 2021, tax revenues to the state budget increased by 25%, with the extractive industries experiencing the highest growth due to rising prices in global commodity markets. However, despite an inflow of 11.7% foreign investment in the mining industry in 2022, growth in the sector decreased. 

  • Overview of Kazakhstan's place in global mineral resource production. Current trends, challenges, and opportunities
  • Analysis of production and economic indicators in the mining industry of Kazakhstan for 2022.
  • Discussion of priorities and strategies to ensure growth and attract investment in the sector.
  • Examination of new approaches and practices in the management of subsoil use in Kazakhstan.
  • Analysis of recent amendments to the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use".
  • Discussion of changes in the taxation of the mining sector in Kazakhstan.
  • Examination of programs for socio-economic development in areas with a high concentration of mining production.
  • Opportunities for new market development and the creation of new industries in the manufacturing sector in Kazakhstan.

SRK Speaker Slot: 

10:30 - Rare Earth Elements – opportunity or risk? 

Mike Beare, Director and Corporate Consultant (Mining Engineering), SRK Consulting (Kazakhstan)