Kazakhstan - U.S. Investment Forum in November 2009, in New York

Kazakhstan - U.S. Investment Forum in November 2009, in New YorkGRATA Law Firm has participated in Kazakhstan - U.S. Investment Forum on November 23-24th in New York.
This prestigious event was hosted by Erlan Idrissov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States and gathered many key Kazakhstan officials, current and potential industrial and financial investors in manufacturing and processing industries in the oil and gas and non-oil and gas sectors, engineering, IT, communications, environmental projects, construction, international banks and providers of international financial services, especially in the trade and project finance sectors.
GRATA representatives in the United States Arlan Yerzhanov, Partner, and Zulfiya Akchurina, Associate, attended the Forum.
 
Erlan  Idrissov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States and Richard Hoagland, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan welcomed the Forum participants. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov, started the Forum via teleconference and addressed keynotes on building long-term investment partnerships in Kazakhstan.

Major topics of the conference included: U.S. Investment and Trade Opportunities in Kazakhstan, The Diversification of the Kazakh Economy, Foreign Investors and the Samruk-Kazyna Fund, Kazakhstan’s Energy and other Mineral Industries. Tax Code, Law on Subsoil Assets and Subsoil Use, Kazakh Banking and Financial Sectors: Assisting Foreign Direct Investment in the Challenging Financial Climate.

Kazakhstan reports were delivered to the audience by Bolat Zhamishev, Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan, Nurbek Rayev, Vice-Minister of Industry and Trade of Kazakhstan, Aydan Karibzhanov, Managing Director, Member of Board, Samruk-Kazyna Fund, Asset Magauov, Vice-Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan, Kairat Umarov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Erlan S. Kozhasbay, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kazakhstan, Arman Dyussekeev, Senior Manager, "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" National Company, Nurlan Kapparov, CEO, Lancaster Group.

Among various investors the panelist speakers were high level officials from US and foreign companies, including Oliver Sarkozy, Managing Director & Head, Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners, Ross A. Mauri, General Manager, IBM, Sandy Merber, Vice-president of General Electric, Jack Muhs, Senior Vice-President, FedEx, John Carrig, President and COO ConocoPhillips, Tim Gitzel, Senior Vice-president and COO Cameco Corporation, Michael Young, President and CFO, Max Petroleum, Konstantine Huber, Executive Director, the World Bank, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Uranium One,  International Tax and Investment Centre, EBRD, IMF, U.S. Department of Energy, US Export-Import Bank, the American Chamber of Commerce.

Kazakhstan U.S. Investment Forum offered unparalleled access to key Kazakh ministers and officials and international investors at the same time, enabling to establish new contacts, discover investment opportunities and potential areas of cooperation for growth and development of Kazakhstan economy.

If you would like to receive more detailed information please contact Arlan Yerzhanov (AYerzhanov@gratanet.com) or Zulfiya Akchurina (ZAkchurina@gratanet.com).