Kazakhstan

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Kazakhstan on 23-24 October 2017

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Kazakhstan, on 23-24 October 2017, to open the OECD Eurasia week. He will also hold several bilateral meetings with high level authorities of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan should build on its efforts to fight corruption and push forward with reforms

Kazakhstan has achieved progress in reforming its legislation, in particular with regard to the civil service, judiciary, instruments to prevent corruption in the public administration and access to information, as well as in prosecuting corruption. However, some of these reforms are not yet complete, many laws are still not fully in line with international standards and enforcement is uneven, according to a new OECD report.

Казахстану следует продолжить свои усилия по борьбе с коррупцией и далее продвигать реформы

Казахстан достиг прогресса в реформировании своего законодательства, в частности в сфере государственной службы, судебной власти, механизмов предотвращения коррупции в публичной администрации и доступа к информации, а также в уголовном преследовании коррупции.

Financial education in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

The OECD-Russia Technical Assistance Project on Financial Education in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was launched in Moscow on 29 June 2017. The project provides policy and practical support for strengthening the financial literacy of citizens in the 6 participating countries with a view to promoting their financial well-being.

OECD Eurasia Week 2017 - Openness for shared prosperity (23-25 October 2017)

This high-level meeting will be organised for the first time in the Eurasia region, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This event creates an opportunity to further strengthen relations between the countries of the region and the OECD and serves as a platform for a discussion on a broad spectrum of thematic issues relevant to further improving the region’s competitiveness.

Disclosure and Transparency in the State-Owned Enterprise Sector in Asia: Stocktaking of National Practices

This report provides an overview of national approaches to disclosure and transparency in the state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector in nine Asian economies: Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries 2017 - Trends in Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore

Falls in tax revenue weaken domestic resource mobilisation in developing Asia

The fourth annual edition of Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries covers seven countries, including Kazakhstan for the first time. It shows that the tax-to-GDP ratio in all these countries are lower than the OECD average of 34.3% in 2015, which highlights that scope remains for increasing tax mobilisation, especially in Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and the Philippines to achieve sustainable growth.

Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries 2017 - Trends in Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore

Kazakhstan should help vulnerable people find better quality jobs

Kazakhstan’s strong economic growth since the 2000s has helped the country sharply improve people’s living standards, reduce poverty and income inequalities, and boost employment. Kazakhstan should now focus on improving employment opportunities for vulnerable people.