List of companies of Kazakhstan

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[[File:Kazakhstan (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|Location of [[Kazakhstan]]]]

[[Kazakhstan]] is a [[transcontinental country]] in northern [[Central Asia]]<ref name="CIA"/><ref>[[Encyclopædia Britannica]], [http://www.britannica.com/place/Kazakhstan Kazakhstan: Introduction]. Retrieved: 7 June 2016.</ref> and [[Eastern Europe]]. Kazakhstan is the world's largest [[landlocked country]], and the [[List of countries and outlying territories by land area|ninth largest]] in the world, with an area of {{convert|2,724,900|km²}}.<ref name="CIA">[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html Kazakhstan]. ''CIA World Factbook''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.kz |title=Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan (ASRK). 2005. Main Demographic Indicators |publisher=Stat.kz|accessdate=1 June 2010}}</ref> Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources.<ref name="time"/>

Kazakhstan was the last of the [[Republics of the Soviet Union|Soviet republics]] to declare independence following the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991. The current [[President of Kazakhstan|President]], [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]], has been leader of the country since then, and is characterised as authoritarian, with a government history of human rights abuses and suppression of political opposition.<ref name="time"/> Kazakhstan has worked to develop its [[Economy of Kazakhstan|economy]], especially its dominant [[hydrocarbon]] industry.<ref name="time">{{cite news|last=Zarakhovich|first=Yuri|date=27 September 2006|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1539999,00.html|title=Kazakhstan Comes on Strong|work=Time|accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref>

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "[[Types of business entity#Kazakhstan|Business entities in Kazakhstan]]".

== Notable firms ==
This list includes notable [[company|companies]] with primary [[headquarters]] located in the country. The industry and sector follow the [[Industry Classification Benchmark]] taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Industry
!Sector
!Headquarters
!Founded
!class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| [[Air Astana]]
| Consumer services
| Travel & leisure
| [[Almaty]]
| 2001
| Flag carrier airline
|-
| [[Berkut Air]]
| Consumer services
| Travel & leisure
| [[Astana]]
| 2000
| Charter airline
|-
| [[Bogatyr Access Komir]]
| Basic materials
| Basic resources
| [[Ekibastuz]]
| 1913
| Coal mining
|-
| [[BTA Bank]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Almaty]]
| 1991
| Bank
|-
| [[Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station]]
| Utilities
| Electricity
| [[Ekibastuz]]
| 1987
| Coal
|-
| [[Eurasian Bank]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Almaty]]
| 1994
| Bank
|-
| [[Euro-Asia Air]]
| Consumer services
| Travel & leisure
| [[Atyrau]]
| 1997
| Airline
|-
| [[Halyk Bank]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Almaty]]
| 1923
| Commercial bank
|-
| [[KazakhGold]]
| Basic materials
| Basic resources
| [[Stepnogorsk]]
| 2005
| gold mining
|-
| [[Kazakhmys]]
| Basic materials
| Basic resources
| [[Almaty]]
| 1992
| Copper mining
|- style="background:#f9e6ff;"
| [[Kazatomprom]]
| Utilities
| Electricity
| [[Astana]]
| 1997
| State-owned nuclear power
|-
| [[Kazkommertsbank]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Almaty]]
| 1990
| Private bank
|-
| [[KazMunaiGas Exploration Production]]
| Oil & gas
| Oil & gas producers
| [[Astana]]
| 2004
| Oil and gas exploration
|- style="background:#f9e6ff;"
| [[KazMunayGas]]
| Oil & gas
| Oil & gas producers
| [[Astana]]
| 2002
| State-owned oil and gas
|-
| [[KazTransOil]]
| Oil & gas
| Pipelines
| [[Astana]]
| 1997
| Oil transport
|-
| [[Kazzinc]]
| Basic materials
| Basic resources
| [[Oskemen]]
| 1997
| Mining
|- style="background:#f9e6ff;"
| [[KEGOC]]
| Utilities
| Electricity
| [[Astana]]
| 1997
| Power grid
|-
| [[SCAT (airline)|SCAT]]
| Consumer services
| Travel & leisure
| [[Shymkent]]
| 1997
| Airline
|- style="background:#dddddd;"
| [[Semeyavia]]
| Consumer services
| Travel & leisure
| [[Semey]]
| 1991
| Airline, defunct 2013
|-
| [[Tengizchevroil]]
| Oil & gas
| Oil & gas producers
| [[Atyrau]]
| 1993
| Joint-venture oil ([[ExxonMobil]], [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]], [[KazMunayGas]], [[LukArco]])
|-
| [[Vostochny Coal Mine]]
| Basic materials
| Basic resources
| [[Ekibastuz]]
| 1985
| Coal mining
|-
| [[Zamanbank]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Almaty]]
| 1991
| Regional bank
|-
|}

<gallery mode=packed>
File:Central Downtown Astana 2.jpg|Business center in [[Astana]].
File:KazMunayGaz.JPG|Headquarters of [[KazMunayGas]], Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company.
File:Air Astana Boeing 767-300ER Lebeda.jpg|[[Air Astana]] [[Boeing 767-300ER]].
</gallery>

== References ==
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