Kazakhstan expands business support mechanisms

To facilitate lending for large investment projects, Kazakhstan has adopted legislative amendments aimed at developing syndicated lending. The document provides for expanding syndicate participation by including foreign banks and strengthening collateral rights. Last year, a Project Office was established with the involvement of development institutions and private banks to support these initiatives. As a result, eight projects worth 1.4 trillion tenge have been approved, with financing already underway for half of them. Additionally, the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market reports ongoing efforts to digitize business lending procedures. Specifically, the integration of banks with state databases continues. In this area, the information systems of financial institutions have been connected with 37 services related to legal entities, real estate, taxes, licensing, registration applications, income, and more.