This report was prepared by the OECD Eurasia Division of the OECD Global Relations and Co-operation Secretariat (GRC), under the guidance of Mr William Tompson, Head of the OECD Eurasia Division, and Mr Grégory Lecomte, Head of the Central Asia Unit. The work was carried out in the context of the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme as part of the OECD Central Asia Initiative. The work was financed by the European Union (EU).
The report was drafted by Mr Luke Mackle, Policy Analyst at the OECD Eurasia Division. The report benefited from substantial statistical and editorial support from Mr Hugo Brisebard, Junior Policy Analyst at the OECD Eurasia Division. The report was enriched with substantive comments from Ms Peline Atamer, Programme Manager, and Ms Amélie Schurich-Rey and Ms Céléste Laporte, Policy Analysts, all of the OECD Eurasia Division. Valuable editorial and publication support was also provided by Ms Elisa Larrakoetxea, and excellent administrative support was provided by Ms Anna Chahtahtinsky, both of the OECD Eurasia Division.
The report draws upon a survey of private firms and private sector organisations in Kazakhstan, and the OECD is indebted to each of the firms and organisations that took the time to respond to the survey. The OECD is also grateful to a number of development partners that provided comments and reflections on the survey and its findings.
The OECD would like to thank colleagues at the Delegation of the European Delegation to Kazakhstan for their support in delivering this report. In particular, the OECD would like to thank Mr Kestutis Jankauska, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr Johannes Baur, Head of Co-operation and Mr Youri Skaskevich, Attaché and Programme Officer, both at the EU Delegation to the Republic of Kazakhstan. The OECD would also like to thank Ms Sarah Rinaldi, Head of Unit of the Directorate-General of International Partnerships at the European Commission for her support.