II. A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions: (14 regions, the Cities of Astana and Almaty).

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1 II. A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions: (14 regions, the Cities of Astana and Almaty). [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 1

2 Administrative centre - Administrative division Area, thousand sq.km. - Astana 3 districts: Almaatinskiy, Saryarkinskiy, Isilskiy Population, thousand 684,0 (4,3% of total Kazakhstan population, 12th position in GRP, mln. KZT 1,301,647.1 (8.1%, 4th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km - Stretch of railways, km - The city economics is based on trade, transport and communication, construction - Region development vision By 2015, Astana is expected to become a city having diversified competitive economy and attractive business ; a center of the economy of tomorrow with high innovative development and powerful human capacity, promising growth pole focusing on economic activity and acting as an integrator between the country and regional and global markets; a city that is attractive to, locals and visitors, that has favorable living. Target indicators for Planned events - Characteristics of business Free economic zone Astana - New City [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 2

3 Akmola Region Administrative centre Kokshetau Administrative division 2 cities of regional significance: Kokshetau, Stepnogorsk. 8 cities of district significance. 17 districts: Akkol, Arshaly, Astrakhan, Atbasar, Bulandy, Burabay, Egindykol, Enbekshilder, Ereymentau, Esil, Zhaksyn, Zharkai, Zerendi, Korgalzhin, Sandyktau, Tselinograd, Shortandy. 5 settlements. 660 villages. Area, thousand sq.km (5.4% of total area of Kazakhstan, 9th position in Population, thousand (4.6% of total Kazakhstan population, 9th position in GRP, mln. KZT 511,275.0 (3.3%, 14th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km 8,187.6 (6th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Stretch of railways, km 1,560 (2nd position among Kazakhstan Regions) The primary component the regional economy is agribusiness that constitutes 23.2% of GRP, the secondary is processing industry (14.6% of GRP). Tourism industry has high potential for the development. The Region has uranium and gold ores, non-mineral resources. Teniz-Korzhinkol basin and Bogenbai deposits. In-place coal reserves come to million tons. It has 290 explored deposits of main kinds of widely spread mineral resources: building stone 35 deposits (376,794,000 m3); sand and gravel mix 18 deposits (44,113,900 m3); mortar sand 43 deposits (55,664,100 m3); brick raw materials, including brick clays 96 deposits (86,497,000 m3), aggregate sand 27 deposits (4,984,000 m3); motor road construction soil 71 deposits (44,762,100 m3). Region development vision The Akmola Region is expected to become one of the leading agricultural regions of Kazakhstan forming a food belt surrounding Astana and actively developing innovation potential in the area of biological technologies and agricultural sector; a region with a competitive processing industry that supports machine-building and production of building materials; a center of mass tourism offering sophisticated services; a region having high level of human development. Target indicators for 2015 Increase argricultural export potential up to 21% of total exports (vs. 19.5% in 2009); increase the agribusiness efficiency by 1.3 times, i.e. up to 1,790.5 million tenge per employed (vs. 1,363.7 million tenge per employed in 2009); reach increase in the processing industry volumes by 1.5 times vs [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 3

4 Planned events Characteristics of business Establish service and procurement centers, feed yards, breeding enterprises, agricultural processing enterprises, meat and dairy clusters. Establish petrochemical, cement, machinebuilding plants. Develop mineral deposits. Carry out phase 1 construction of Burabai Tourist Center. Free economic zone Burabai, SRC Saryarka [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 4

5 Aktobe Region Administrative centre Aktobe Administrative division 1 city of regional significance: Aktobe. 7 cities of district significance. 12 districts: Aitekebiy, Alga, Baiganin, Kargala, Irgiz, Kobda, Martuk, Mugalzhar, Temir, Uil, Khromtau, Shalkar. 2 settlements. 410 villages. Area, thousand sq.km (11.0% of total area of Kazakhstan, 2nd position in Population, thousand (4.5% of total Kazakhstan population, 10th position in GRP, mln. KZT 804,259.1 (5.0%, 9th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km 5,978 (8th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Stretch of railways, km 1,450 (3rd position among Kazakhstan Regions) Oil refining and gas processing industry, chemical industry, ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy. The Region has the following main types of mineral resources: chromium, oil, associated oil gas, brown coal, nickel, marble, copper ore, chromites, phosphorites, sand-gravel mix, brick clay, gypsum, limestone for lime production. It is the world leader in chromium reserves and is the only region in Kazakhstan where nickel fields are developed. It has about 10% of explored and 30% probable reserves of raw hydrocarbons in Kazakhstan. The Region has over one hundred explored fields of widely spread minerals. Region development The Region is expected to become a center showing sustainable vision growth of quality of life and having favorable business due to development of raw hydrocarbons and minerals, dynamic processing industry with the development of priority sectors of the Region (building industry, chemical industry, machine-building, agricultural processing industry) and development of transport and logistics center on the West of Kazakhstan. Target indicators for 2015 Increase share of processing industry up to 40% (17.5% in 2009); increase share of nonprimary export in total exports up to 45.5% (31.8% in 2009); increase share of innovatively active enterprises up to 20% (4.6% in 2009). Planned events Establish two Industrial Complexes; implement at enterprises measures on production re-equipment and upgrade, improve organization of production and control, implement 2020 Business Roadmap and Damu-Regions 2 programs. Characteristics of business SRC Batys and regional industrial technology park Aktobe [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 5

6 Almaty Administrative centre - Administrative division 7 districts: Alatauskiy, Almalinskiy, Auezovskiy, Bostandykskiy, Zhetysuskiy, Medeuskiy, Turksibskiy Area, thousand sq.km. - Population, thousand 1,404.3 (8.8% of total Kazakhstan population, 4th position in GRP, mln. KZT 3,086,941.3 (19.2%, 1st position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km - Stretch of railways, km - The city economy focuses on provision of trade, financial, educational, transportation and logistics, travel and other services. The city has well-developed investment and construction areas, as well as small business. - Region development vision Almaty is expected to become a city showing sustainable innovative development and competitive economy, featuring advanced technologies and extended infrastructure, favorable social and ecological al for doing business, living and recreation. Target indicators for Planned events - Characteristics of business The city hosts the National Bank and other government authorities regulating financial activities, currency exchange, Kazakhstan stock exchange, Association of Kazakhstan Financers, 33 second-tier banks out of 38 operating banks, 12 out of 14 pension savings funds, 36 out of 41 insurance companies. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 6

7 Almaty Region Administrative centre Taldykorgan Administrative division 2 cities of regional significance: Taldykorgan, Kapshagay, 1 city of district significance: Tekely. 16 rural districts: Alakol, Balkhash, Karatal, Aksu, Sarkand, Koksu, Eskeldi, Kerbulak, Panfiliv, Zhambyl, Iliysk, Karasay, Talgar, Enbekshikazakh, Uygur, and Rayimbek districts. Area, thousand sq.km (8.2% of total area of Kazakhstan, 5th position in Population, thousand 1,693.0 (10.6% of population of Kazakhstan, 2nd position in GRP, mln. KZT 734,319.8 (4.6%, 11th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km 9,617 (2nd position among Kazakhstan Regions) Stretch of railways, km 1,099 (7th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Almaty Region is one of the agriculture-oriented regions, and the only producer of malt, accumulators, gypsum board products, ferroconcrete and metal towers for high-voltage lines, fire hydrants, silicone, padding polyester, and metal wares with hot galvanizing. Deposits of common salt, gangue quartz for optical glass manufacture, granodiorites (facing materials). Region has deposits of mortar sand and clay for brick manufacture, and salt cake. Region development vision Almaty Region will become the main producer of agriculture goods and agricultural products processing goods, a region wtih dinamically developing manufacturing industry, a centre of international trade, transport and logistic services and tourism. It will be an area with developed infrastructure and sustainable living standard growth. Target indicators for 2015 Share of agricultural products in GRP in 2015: 24% (18% in 2009); share of manufacturing industry in GRP in 2015: 19,6% (15,6% in 2009); share of small and medium business in GRP in 2015: 27,8% (24,6% in 2009); Planned events Structural industry reconstruction will be carried out by forming systems of industrial areas and clusters on the basis of industrial, transport and infrastructure resources of Kapshagay, Borolday village of Iliysk District, Taldykorgan city of Khorgos- East Gate FTEZ industrial area on border territory of Panfilov District, and new production facilities along Kuldgynsky road, as well as by transferring industrial enterprises in bordering districts. Characteristics of business Zhetysu Socio-entrepreneurial Corporation, Alatau IT Park [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 7

8 Administrative centre Administrative division Area, thousand sq.km. Population, thousand Atyrau Region Atyrau 1 city of regional significance: Atyrau. 1 city of district significance: Kulsary. 7 districts: Zhylyoiskiy, Inderskiy, Isataiskiy, Kurmangazinskiy, Kyzylkoginskiy, Makatskiy, Makhambetskiy. 6 settlements. 170 villages (4.4 % of total area of Kazakhstan, 12th position in (3.2% of total Kazakhstan population, 15th position in GRP, mln. KZT 1,758,586.4 (10.9%, 2nd position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km Stretch of railways, km Region development vision Target indicators for 2015 Planned events Characteristics of business 2,752 (14th position among Kazakhstan Regions) 742 (12th position among Kazakhstan Regions) The regional economy is based on the oil and gas production sector constituting over 91.6% of total regional industrial production. The Atyrau Region has significant oil and gas reserves. It is also has rich reserves of different mineral resources, including clay for brick manufacturing (reserves are estimated at 52.7 million tons); potash salt (697 million tons); mortar sand (41.2 million m3); limestone (1.9 million m3); chalk (95.2 million tons); bishofit (50,000 tons); sources of mineral water saturated by sodium dioxide, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, their reserves come to 898 million m3. The Atyrau Region is expected to become a center of production and deep conversion of raw hydrocarbons, unique biological resources, center of development of high value added building industry, a territory having extended infrastructure and transport corridor on the West of Kazakhstan, favorable business, one of tourist resort areas, a region showing sustainable quality of life growth. Reach oil production of 48.0 million tons (vs million tons in 2008); gas production of 17.6 billion m3 (9.06 billion m3 in 2008); petroleum product production of 4,450,000 tons (3,351,500 tons in 2008). Develop Kashagan field. Organize work of a special economic zone National Industrial Petrochemical Technology Park. Aturau Business Incubator, SRC Caspiy [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 8

9 East Kazakhstan region Administrative centre Ust-Kamenogorsk Administrative division 2 cities of regional significance: Ust-Kamenogorsk and Semey, 8 cities of district significance, 15 districts: Abay, Ayagoz, Beskaragay, Borodulikha, Glubokoe, Zharma, Zaysan, Zyryanov, Katon-Karagay, Kokpekty, Kurchum, Tarbagatay, Ulan, Urzhar and Shemonaykha districts, 872 communities, and 254 villages. Area, thousand sq.km (10.4% of total area of Kazakhstan, 3rd position in Population, thousand 1, (8.8% of population of Kazakhstan, 3rd position in GRP, mln. KZT 914,565.3 (5.7%, 6th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km 11,837 (1st position among Kazakhstan regions) Stretch of railways, km 5,978 (5th position among Kazakhstan regions) Region is in the centre of main nonferrous metallurgy enterprises, big machinery plants, enterprises of light, timber, manufacturing, woodworking, food and construction industries. Region is rich with the minerals: lead, zinc, silver, gold, copper, titanium, tantalum, magnesium, cadmium, tellurium and other metals are extracted and worked. Resources of Zyryanovskoe, Leninogorskoe and Nikolskoe deposits have no match in SIC. Region development vision East Kazakhstan Region will become the centre of extraction and deep working of nonferrous metals, development and experimental elaboration of technologies for metallurgy; a region with dynamically developing manufacturing industry, positive economic development, and sustainable live quality growth. Target indicators for 2015 Increase of manufacturing industry share in GRP: 22,3 %(21,3% in 2009). Increase of non-primary products export in total export to 80,6% (80% in 2009). One-half increase of labour productivity in manufacturing industry to 81,3 thousand USD (54,2 thousand USD in 2009) Planned events Restoration of decreasing capacities of region's enterprises. Technological modernization and new production facilities development. Characteristics of business Altay Service Yard, Ertis Socio-entrepreneurial Corporation [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 9

10 Administrative centre Administrative division Area, thousand sq.km. Population, thousand Zhambyl Region Taraz 1 city of regional significance: Taraz. 3 cities of district significance: Karatau, Zhanatas, Shu. 10 districts: Baizak, Zhambyl, Zhualy, Kordai, Turar Ryskulov, Merken, Sarysu, Talas, Shu. 370 villages (5.3.% of total area of Kazakhstan, 10th position in 1,043.8 (6.5% of total Kazakhstan population, 6th position in GRP, mln. KZT 359,994.7 (2.2%, 16th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km Stretch of railways, km 4,993 (11th position among Kazakhstan Regions) 1,105 (6th position among Kazakhstan Regions) The major sectors the Regione is specializing in are agriculture, chemical and food industries. Deposits of phosphate (72% of total national reserve), spar (72% of total national reserve); non-ferrous metals (copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, selenium, tellurium, lead, zinc, etc.); uranium, barite (Chiganak deposit); coal (Chuiskiy coal bearing basin, Kulan field); facing, ornamental and technical stones (granite, amazon granite, marble, limestone, technical and colored chalcedony, abrasive raw materials, hematite iron ore, chlorite garnet), building materials (asbestos, talc, mica, sandstone, cement and keramzite raw materials, gypsum, anhydrite, etc.), gas, mineral salt (sodium chloride Maidagekol lake, cattle salt Tuzkol), ground waters. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 10

11 Administrative centre Administrative division Area, thousand sq.km. Population, thousand Karaganda Region Karaganda 9 cities of regional significance: Karaganda, Temirtau, Zhezkazgan, Satpaev, Balkhash, Saran, Shakhtinsk, Karazhal, Priozersk. 2 cities of district significance. 9 districts: Abay, Aktogay, Bakhar-Zhyrau, Zharkinsk, Karkaralinsk, Nura, Osakarovka,Ulytau and Shetsk districts. 11 communities, 438 villages (15.7% of total area of Kazakhstan, 1st position in 1,352,0 (8,4% of population of Kazakhstan, 5th position in GRP, mln. KZT 1,467,399.2 (21.31%, 3rd position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km Stretch of railways, km Region development vision 6,064.7 (5th position among Kazakhstan regions) 1,798.5 (1st position among Kazakhstan regions) Region s economy is based on mining industry (extraction of ores of ferrous and nonferrous metals, coal) and manufacturing industry (mechanical engineering, metal working, chemical industry) Region has 103 deposits of metal mineral resources. There are 100% of balance manganese resources of the Republic, over 80% of tungstic oxide resources, 63,9 % of molybdenum resources, 54,2 % of lead resources, 38,8 % of zinc resources, 36 % of copper resources, and over 70 % of barite resources. According to balance and forecasting resources of main solid materials types, minerals of Karaganda Region' subsoil are estimated at 1662 bln. USD, where manganese is estimated at 547,6, copper at 151,3, iron at 4,0; lead and zinc at 23,8. Karaganda Region will become the centre of dynamic manufacturing industry, combining vertical diversification in traditional export sectors and innovative production in principal industries (pharmaceutical industry, construction materials, agriculture) with modernized infrastructure of transport, communications and power sector; a region with positive dynamic of economic and conditions of human potential development. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 11

12 Target indicators for 2015 Planned events Characteristics of business "Increase of labour capacity in coal industry to 18,9 mln. KZT per employed by 2015 (8,6 mln. KZT in 2009); to 6,9 mln. KZT per employed in mining industry by 201 (2,8 mln. kzt in 2009); to 23,8 mln. KZT per employed in metallurgy by 2015 (10,3 mln.kzt in 2009); to 4,3 mln. KZT per employed in mechanical engineering and metal working by 2015 ( 1,7 mln. KZT in 2009); to 12,7 mln. KZT per employed in chemical and pharmaceutical industries by 2015 (8,4 mln.kzt in 2009) Implementation and support of investment projects within the scope of the Conception of Karaganda Region's key industries development Karaganda Regional Corporation (legal successor of Sary-Arka Corporation), UniScienTech Technical Park, Industrial Park "Metallurgy-Metal Working" Limited Liability Partnership, JSC Regional Centre for State and Private Partnership of Karaganda Region. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 12

13 Administrative centre Administrative division Area, thousand sq.km. Population, thousand Kostanay Region Kostanay 5 cities of regional significance: Kostanay, Arkalyk, Lisakovsk, Rudniy. 1 city of district significance: Zhitikara. 16 districts: Altynsarin, Amangeldin, Auliekol, Denisov, Zhangeldin, Zhitikarinsk, Kamystin, Karabalyk, Karasu, Kostanai, Mendygar, Nauru, Sarykol, Taranov, Uzunkol, Fyodorovsky. 8 settlements. 252 villages (7.2% of total area of Kazakhstan, 14th position in (5.5% of total Kazakhstan population, 7th position in GRP, mln. KZT 694,404.8 (4.3%, 12th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km Stretch of railways, km Region development vision Target indicators for ,514 (3rd position among Kazakhstan regions) 1,312 (4th position among Kazakhstan regions) Agricultural, mining and processing industries The Region has a rich base of mineral resources. The Region has 92.6% of iron ore, 98.2% of bauxite, 81.2% of cobalt, 51.6% of nickel, 4.6% of titanium and 3.1% of gold of overall in-place reserves of Kazakhstan. The Region is expected to become a leading region by its level of agribusiness development with attractive business and dynamic development of diversified economy aimed at making high value added products, to gain competitive positions both in internal and external markets and to create favorable for life and work of its population. Increase volumes of industrial production up to billion tenge; industrial production volume index up to 106%; ensure full food independence of internal market; produce quality agricultural products and make them fully competitive; increase agribusiness labor productivity by 2 times ( 5.8% in 2009); increase agriculture export potential up to 21.6% of total exports ( 20% in 2009); increase share of meat processing up to 5.7%, milk up to 27%. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 13

14 Planned events Characteristics of business Public association Union of Kostanay Region Individual Entrepreneurs Public association Innovation and Consulting Center Build a 1.4 MTA metalized product plant Sokolovsko-Sorbai Ore-Dressing Production Association JSC in Rudniy; build a 75 MTA metal rolling plant Sokolovsko-Sorbai Ore- Dressing Production Association JSC in Rudniy; through implementation of the above projects achieve new much higher levels of iron-ore product production; implement 15 investment projects. "Association of legal entities Kostanai Business Incubator; Damu Fund; micro-credit institution association of legal entities Kostanay Region Business Support Association. Public association Kazakhstan Business Women's Association of Kostanay Region - - [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 14

15 Kyzylorda Region Administrative centre Kyzylorda Administrative division 1 city of regional significance: Kyzylorda. 7 districts: Aral, Kazaly, Karmakshy, Zhalagash, Syrdariya, Shieli, Zhanakorgan. 2 settlements. 263 villages. Area, thousand sq.km (8.3% of total area of Kazakhstan, 4th position in Population, thousand (4.3% of total Kazakhstan population, 11th position in GRP, mln. KZT 576,092.7 (3.6%, 13th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km 3,312 (12th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Stretch of railways, km 755 (11th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Large producer and supplier of sodium chloride, quartz sand, watermelons, fish items; and is one and the only producer and supplier of rice. The Region subsoil resources are represented by deposits that are rich in iron ores and complex ores, uranium, oil, sodium chloride, limestone, quartz sand. Region development vision The Region is expected to become a center for development of al and high-tech production of competitive products within agricultural, building clusters; a territory with developed infrastructure and a transit corridor; a region with growing opportunities for development and realization of human potential and life quality increase. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 15

16 Mangystau Region Administrative centre Aktau Administrative division 2 cities of regional significance: Aktau, Zhanaozen. 1 town of district significance: Fort-Shevchenko. 5 districts: Mangistauskiy, Karakiyanskiy, Beineuskiy, Munailinskiy, Tupkaraganskiy. 57 villages. Area, thousand sq.km (6.1 % of total area of Kazakhstan, 7th position in Population, thousand 446,3 (2,8% of total Kazakhstan population, 16th position in GRP, mln. KZT 998,399.2 (6.8%, 5th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km 2,651 (14th position among Kazakhstan regions) Stretch of railways, km 784,5 (10th position among Kazakhstan regions) The regional economy is primarily based on oil and gas production sector that constitutes over 92.5% of total regional industrial production. There are 69 oil and gas fields known. Oil in place in the regional is 3,156.2 million tons. Total oil reserves come to million tons, gas reserves billion cubic meters, condensate 4.7 million tons. 27 fields out of them are under development. Cumulative oil production is million tons. Major oil fields are Uzen (oil in place is about 1,000 million tons); Zhetybai (about 373 million tons), Karazhanbas, Severo- Buzachinskoe, Kalamkas (over 800 million tons). The regional subsoil is also rich in phosphorite, coal, manganese, different salts, shell rock, mineral water reserves. Region development vision The Mangystau Region is expected to become a region showing sustainable quality of life growth and business improvement through increased coal production and deep conversion of raw hydrocarbons, development of high value added building industry, enhancement of regional infrastructure and improvement of international transport corridor on the West of Kazakhstan. Target indicators for 2015 Reach oil production of 21.6 million tons (18.4 million tons in 2009); gas production of 2.3 billion m3 (3.0 billion m3 in 2009); production of 15% of building materials within the region. Planned events Develop utility and transport infrastructure for subzones No.3 and No.1 of FEZ Aktau Sea Port; develop new productions within small and medium size business sectors through implementation of 2020 Business Roadmap program and loan and micro-loan programs. Characteristics of business Free economic zone Aktau Sea Port, SRC Caspiy [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 16

17 North Kazakhstan Region Administrative centre Petropavlovsk Administrative division 1 city of regional significance: Petropavlovsk. 4 cities of district significance. 13 districts: Aiyrtau, Akzhar, Akkain, Esil, Zhambyl, Magzhan Zhumabaev district, Kyzylzhar, Mamlyut, G. Musrepov district, Taiynsha, Timiryazev, Ualikhanov, Shal akyn district. 714 villages. Area, thousand sq.km (3.6% of total area of Kazakhstan, 6th position in Population, thousand (4% of total Kazakhstan population, 13th position in GRP, mln. KZT 430,958.5 (2.7%, 15th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km 9,002.9 (4th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Stretch of railways, km (9th position among Kazakhstan Regions) The regional economy is primarily represented by processing industry (76.3%). The Region has 200 deposits of nonmetallic mineral resources: kaolin, dolomite, limestone, building and facing stone; white fire, refractory, brick, expanded clays; mortar, glass-making, phosphorite and glauconite sands, break stone. Presently, only a few building stone and mortar sand pits in development. Region development vision The Region is a center of the developed industrial and innovation production; it focuses on production of competitive products in agricultural and agricultural processing sectors, in machine-building; it is a northern node within the upgraded infrastructure of transport and power sectors; it is a modern region offering sufficiently high quality of life of population. Target indicators for 2015 Provide a share of the processing industry up to 75%; increase physical volumes of agricultural production up to 135.9% vs. 2008; achieve a 5-6% annual growth of agricultural processing industry; increase physical volumes of industrial production up to 103% vs. 2008; increase physical volumes of production of building materials by 7% vs Planned events Establish feed yards equipped with developed infrastructure and provide production of high quality export meat; develop new productions through small and medium size businesses under the 2020 Business Roadmap Program. Characteristics of business Damu Fund, Technology Park, micro-credit institutions, credit societies [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 17

18 Pavlodar Region Administrative centre Pavlodar Administrative division 3 cities of regional significance: Pavlodar, Aksu, Ekibastuz. 10 districts: Aktogay, Bayanaul, Zhelezin, Irtysh, Kachir, Lebyazhin, Maysky, Pavlodar, Uspen, Scherbakty. 4 settlements. 169 villages. Area, thousand sq.km (4.6% of total area of Kazakhstan, 11th position in Population, thousand (4.8% of total Kazakhstan population, 8th position in GRP, mln. KZT 835,976.2 (5.2%, 8th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km 5,667 (9th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Stretch of railways, km 927 (8th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Industrial enterprises of the Region focus on coal production; electric and heat power generation; alumina, ferroalloy production. In Kazakhstan, it represents about 7% of industrial production, about 70% of coal production, ¾ of ferroalloy production, about 40% of electric power generation and petroleum product production. It has enough capacity for development of chemical, machine-building and metal working industries. Overall in-place reserves of solid commercial minerals are evaluated at 460 billion dollars (coal, different metals, gold, building materials, etc.). The Region has over one third of coal reserves in Kazakhstan, including Ekibastuz (10.5 billion tons), Maikuben (2.2 billion tons), while reserves of the other 9 deposits constitute about 3 billion tons. Here locates the largest copper porphyritic deposits (Boschekul) having 3.5 million ton reserves of copper, molybdenum, silver and other precious metals. Probable resources of gold fields are estimated at 150 tons, that also contain silver, copper, zinc, barite. Cobalt deposits are estimated at 14,000 tons, nickel at 251,000 tons, manganese at 70,000 tons. Of paramount importance for the Region are such ore reserves as molybdenum, beryllium, indium, thallium, gallium, cadmium, germanium, selenium, tellurium, etc. In the Region, deposits of malachite and calaite are found. Probable resources of oil are estimated at 315 million tons, of gas at 148 billion m3 a year. The Region has 89 deposits of widely spread minerals such as raw materials used in production of different building materials, in industry and for other purposes. Sukhanov deposits hold about 700 million tons of such valuable raw material as kaolinitic (fire white) fireclay. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 18

19 development vision Target indicators for 2015 Planned events Characteristics of business The Pavlodar Region is expected to become a region showing sustainable quality of life growth; a center of dynamically developing processing industry, featuring both diversification of traditional export-oriented sectors and development of innovation technology productions in key sectors (metallurgical, fuel and energy, chemical, machine-building) of the economy with upgraded transport, communication, and energy sector infrastructure. Achieve a 32.0% increase of processing industry share in GRP; increase in rate of investments to processing industry up to 100%; increase in innovation product output up to 35,500 million tenge; increase in metallurgical product output up to 470,889.7 million tenge (253,799.7 million tenge in 2009); increase in chemical product output up to 8,841.6 million tenge; increase in machine-building product output up to 54,975 million tenge (29,097 million tenge in 2009); increase in oil refining up to 5,100,000 tons. Develop basic industries to foster technological enhancement and transit to an innovation development model; through a cluster economic development model and active role of small businesses enlarge vertical diversification of products of traditional export sectors; provide government support under the programs on forced industrialization to increase expand processing industry and diversify the regional economy. In the Pavlodar Region a multi-sector industrial complex has formed. The regional industrial potential is based on large export-oriented industrial companies. The developed industrial potential of the region boosted development of transportation lines and transport business relations. The Region represents a sophisticated transportation node, where originate the largest domestic oil pipeline to the south of Kazakhstan (to Shymkent), long-distance power transmission lines to different regions of Kazakhstan and Russia, Irtysh canal from Karaganda to Zhezkazgan, railway track going to Russia, the central and southern parts of Kazakhstan. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 19

20 Administrative centre Administrative division Area, thousand sq.km. Population, thousand South Kazakhstan Region Shymkent 4 cities of regional significance: Shymkent, Arys, Kentau, Turkestan. 4 cities of district significance. 11 districts: Baidibek, Kazygurt, Maktaaral, Ordabasy, Otrar, Sairam, Saryagash, Suzak, Tolebiy, Tyulkubas, Shardara. 3 settlements. 868 villages (4.3% of total area of Kazakhstan, 13th position in 2,429.1 (15,1% of total Kazakhstan population, 1st position in GRP, mln. KZT 882,132.2 (5.5%, 7th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km Stretch of railways, km Region development vision 5,209 (10th position among Kazakhstan Regions) 570 (13th position among Kazakhstan Regions) The Region has a multisectoral structure of industrial production. The mining industry development is associated with export-oriented production of minerals, primarily with uranium production. Power, gas and water production and distribution constitute a small share in the regional industrial production (10.8% in 2009). In total output of Kazakhstan, the Region produces 100% of cotton fiber, 99.2% of transformers, 48.0% of pharmaceuticals, 46.1% of gasoline, 22.9% of furnace fuel oil, 16.8% of cement, 16.7% of beer, 24.9% of wine, 15% of flour. Reserves of subsoil resources are represented by rich deposits of barite, coal, iron and complex ores, uranium, phosphorous, bentonite clays, vermiculite, talcum, limestone, granite, marble, gypsum and quartz sand. In the Region operate 156 subsoil users, 13 of which are businesses with foreign ownership, that are involved in production of uranium, gold, oil, gypsum and ground waters. The Region is expected to become an international transit center of Eurasia; a center of ally friendly and high-tech production of competitive products in agricultural, cotton textile, mining, pharmaceutical, oil refining clusters; a center of mass and elite pilgrimage and eco tourism and sport; a region of growing opportunities for development and realization of human potential and increasing life quality. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 20

21 Target indicators for 2015 Planned events Characteristics of business Share of GRP in GDP - 10% (4.7% in 2009); share of regional capital investments - 10% (4.8% in 2009); share of industrial products in GRP 25.2% (19.2% in 2009); share of agricultural products in GRP - 35% (24.3% in 2009); volumes of residential construction funded from national budget 19,300 m2 (67,600 m2 in 2009); share of small and medium size business products in GRP - 25% (24% in 2009); share of employed in small business in total employed in the Region 48% (45% in 2009); regional population growth not less than 4.2% (as related to SKP and SP); regional unemployment level 5.5% (6.6% in 2009). "During it is intended to build an international transit corridor West Europe West China. By 2015, it is expected to nearly double chemical production. Implementation of Monoammonia and Diammonia- Phosphate Plant project based on Ushbas and Geres deposits, State Enterpise Kazakhstan Mineral Resources LLP will enable production of at least 1 MTA of nitrogen-phosphate fertilizers. With the extension of Khimfarm JSC in Shimket the capacity will increase up to 4 million infusions, 300 million ampulas a year in accordance with GMP standards. Implementation of the project of Agrofos-Yug LLP on for Phosphorous Fertilizer Production from Phosphorus Plant Wastes will allow producing such mineral fertilizer as ordinary superphosphate. It is expected to increase output of textile and apparel industries (through commissioning of a number of enterprises in FEZ Ontustik), production of other nonferrous minerals (commissioning of new cement plants and building industry productions), oil refining (retrofit of ShNPZ) and nuclear materials, food industry. Free economic zone Ontustik [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 21

22 Administrative centre Administrative division Area, thousand sq.km. Population, thousand West Kazakhstan Region Uralsk 2 cities: Uralsk, Aksai; 12 districts, 4 settlements, 472 rural settlements (auls) (5.6 % of total area of Kazakhstan, 8th position in (3.9% of total Kazakhstan population, 14th position in GRP, mln. KZT 743,363.5 (4.6%, 10th position in Kazakhstan in 2009) Stretch of highways, km Stretch of railways, km Region development vision Target indicators for ,512 (7th position among Kazakhstan Regions) 431 (14th position among Kazakhstan Regions) Oil and gas industry, machine-building and food industry The Region is rich in gas, gas condensate, oil, borate ore, oil shale, potash and magnesium salt, lime rock, cement raw materials, chalk, keramzite clays, mortar and alluvial sands. One of the world s largest oil-and-gas bearing land areas Karachaganak - is located near the city of Aksai. The field occupies the area of 280 km2. Its reserves come to 1.35 trillion m3 of gas and over 1.2 billion tons of oil and gas condensate. Recoverable reserves of liquid raw hydrocarbons are about 320 million tons and of gas over 450 billion m3. In Bazarsholan rural district of Akzhaik district of the Region a boric potash salt deposits (Satimola) are developed, which reserves are estimated to be sufficient for the next 150 years. Semiglavomarskoye deposits have reserves of chalk of 22,000 m3, raw clay of 21,000 m3 and gaize of 6,100 m3. In Aksuat explored cement raw materials reserves of 1,106,482,000 m3 are sufficient for building a 1,3 MTA cement plant. As a hydraulic additive can be used siliceous clays from explored Shipovskoye deposits with reserves of 21,619,000 m3. The Region is expected to become a region showing sustainable growth of welfare and quality of life, having favorable business climate due to increased development of raw hydrocarbons and natural gas processing, dynamic development of processing industry, competitive sectors of agribusiness, and having extended transport infrastructure. Reach oil and condensate production of million tons; gas production of billion m3; production of building materials of 10,044 million tenge or increase by 69.7% vs level. [ A brief summary of Kazakhstan s regions Investor's Guide 2012 Republic of Kazakhstan ] 22