5. POLITICAL
∗ Political stability
∗ From 1991 attracted $180 bln. of investments
∗ Member of more than 10 international
organizations
∗ 59th of “Ease of doing business index”
∗ Government controls 80% of medical institutions
6. ECONOMICAL
∗ Healthcare sector has 3,2% of GDP
∗ TOP 10 most improved countries (7,5%)
∗ Free trade practices promotion
∗ Foreign direct investment encouragement
∗ Small and medium-sized businesses
support
8. Taxation
∗ The income tax for
corporate is 20%
∗ The Value Added Tax (VAT)
is 12%
∗ The nonresidential give 15%
additional tax on their net
profit, but this can be
reduce by 5% after proving
double tax treaties .
9. SOCIO-CULTURAL
ASPECTS
∗ Young country
∗ Immigration policy (oralman)
∗ Geographic location (Central Asia)
∗ High level of oncological diseases
∗ The concept of demographic policy
and strengthening the family
13. LEGAL
Import Regulation
∗ Medical equipment, Medicines, Petroleum
exploitation equipment, chemical product can be
imported without license in Kazakhstan
∗ Minimum time for export is 77 days
∗ 11 documents required for this
∗ The cost of import is US $2600 (per container)
(Trading Across Borders)
16. STRENGTHS
∗ Size and wide product range
∗ Technical know-how
∗ Capacity to maintain or expand market share
∗ Experience
∗ High product quality (BRAND NAME)
∗ Low cost structure
∗ Infrastructure and reliable energy supply
17. WEAKNESSES
∗ Price controlled by purchaser
∗ Long-term brand
∗ Size and strong growth
∗ No long-term contracts
∗ Some products have dependence for oil price
18. OPPORTUNITIES
∗ Strong government support
∗ Comfortable regulations
∗ Rising government expenditure on healthcare.
∗ Strong expansion
∗ Outsourcing by MNCs/local companies
∗ Merge (TOP GLOVES with local firm)
∗ Market segmentation
∗ Exporting gloves to neighbor countries
∗ Ability for future M&As
19. THREATS
∗ Custom Union (Kazakhstan, Russia and
Belarus).
∗ Highly competitive market
∗ Volatility of profit (price for oil)
∗ Subject to price war
∗ Insufficient supply
21. SWOT analysis: OBM
∗ OEM(original equipment manufacturer)
manufactures products or components
that are purchased by another company
and retailed under that purchasing
company's brand name
∗ OBM(original brand manufacturer)
OBM, is typically a company that sells an
product made by a second company or
including a component thereof from a
second company sources as its own branded
product