Kazakhstan has been creating new profitable investment opportunities. Foreign direct investment in the country has increased by 33 percent over the last five years. That amounts to more than US$41 billion. Experts say that the country is strategically located, has a favorable business environment and a developed system for the protection of investors’ rights. The largest amount of investments was received from the Netherlands. It exceeds US$62 billion. The United States is in the second place. The U.S. entrepreneurs invested almost US$38 billion in Kazakhstan’s economy. France follows with investments exceeding US$13 billion. Bermuda ranks fourth, and China is in fifth place.