3. Kazakhstan: General Info

4. Kazakhstan: Borders

9. Kazakhstan: Media Situation www.freedomhouse.org 168 place Kazakhstan, 158 place Kyrgyzstan

15. “ OIL” ISSUE Proven hydrocarbon reserves of Kazakhstan are estimated around 40 billion barrels

17. Oil production in 2008: 1,54 million barrels/day Expecting oil production in 2009: 1,71 million barrels/day 1,71 million * 40 USD = 68 400 000 USD/day

18. Kazakhstan produces 1,54 million barrels/day It is planned to produce in 2015 approximately 3 million barrels/day to inter in the TOP 10 OIL PRODUCERS of the World

19. Kazakhstan´s part of Caspian Sea - largest recoverable crude oil reserves in the region

21. Kazakhstan oil exports are the foundation of the country’s economy and have ensured that average real GDP growth has stayed above 9 percent recent years. Oil export in Kazakhstan comprises: approximately 24% of the GDP approximately 65% of the overall export

22. Oil &Gas export: Northward Westward Southward Eastward

23. Kazakhstan is a first state among CIS that obtained an investment rating from 2 International Rating Agencies: huge foreign investments to oil&gas and mineral extraction sectors Since 1993 more then 40 billions of USD were invested September 2002 – “Moods Investors Service” INVESTMENT LEVEL May 2004 – “Standards and Poor´s” SECOND RATING OF THE INVESTMENT CLASS May 2009 – „Standard & Poor's“ STABLE INVESTMENT RATING

25. “ POWER PRODUCTION” ISSUE Overall installed generating capacity 17 GIGA watts 80% coal-fired 12% Hydro Electric Power Stations 71 Power Plants … including 5 Hydro- Electric Power Stations

26. Wind Energy Kazakhstan possesses enormous potential of wind energy

28. The solar energy resource potential is quite great for the vast territory of the largest Central Asian Republic NUMBER OF SUNNY DAYS/YEAR 2200 - 3000 ENERGY OF SOLLAR RADIATION 1300-1800 kW/m 2 /year

29. NUCLEAR POWER U 3 O 8 Kazakhstan possesses of 2-d largest URANIUM reserves in the World 1,5 million tons

30. It is planned to provide by 2010 year 15 000 tons of Uranium/year. end of June 2009 - - Kazakhstan-India nuclear fuel agreement 2,500 tons of uranium to the New Delhi

32. “ BAYKONUR” is world´s oldest and largest operational space launch facility Developed SPACE infrastructure Approximately 16 launching are performed annually 1 Launching costs 35 000 000 USD

33. Majority of Kazakhstan Export are: Fossils, Minerals and Metals

36. Kazakhstan dependence on oil & gas as well as on mineral resources THUS, There is an urgent necessity to develop final-product industries in Kazakhstan. "Kazakhstan – 2030" – industrial and innovative development strategy. Development of the industries : Auto and tractors production, non-Ferrous metallurgy, long-term use commodities production, synthetic materials, organic chemistry, production and processing of the oil. Electronics Manufacturing Industry, computers, computing technique, software, telecommunications, robot-production. Bio-technologies, space technologies, fine chemistry

37. Economy development goes along with the CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT APPROACH CLUSTER – economy sector/industry that will be competitive and effective within a given geographic, economic and environmental surrounding of particular region of Kazakhstan Metallurgy Transport logistic (World bank investment project 2009, US$ 2.125 billion loan for the Kazakhstan South-West Roads Project to help upgrade the trade route linking China to Russia and Western Europe) Textile industry Production materials Food production Oil and gas machinery Tourism ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT STAGES: 1. ED is determined by basic factors like natural resources 2. ED depends on efficiency, industrialized society 3. ED is based on Innovations and HiTech, i.e. post-industrial society Kazakhstan presently is on the way from 1-st stage to 2-d stage

38. Economy Development Trends

39. Present Economic Situation Problems in a Banking Sector Sharp declines in oil and other export prices Widening current account deficit National Currency 20 percent devaluation in early February 2009 Recession of the Economy Government Anti-Crisis Measures supported by National Fund 1. Financial Sector stabilization (4 bilion USD) 2. Real estate market stabilization (4 bilion USD) 3. Small and Medium Enterprises support (1 bilion USD) 4. Agro Industry support (1 bilion USD) 5. Innovativ, Industrial and infrastructure projects (1 bilion USD)