List of companies of Kazakhstan

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Location of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country in northern Central Asia<ref name="CIA"/><ref>Encyclopædia Britannica, Kazakhstan: Introduction. Retrieved: 7 June 2016.</ref> and Eastern Europe. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth largest in the world, with an area of Template:Convert.<ref name="CIA">Kazakhstan. CIA World Factbook.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</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 Soviet republics to declare independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The current 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, especially its dominant hydrocarbon industry.<ref name="time">Template:Cite news</ref>

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Kazakhstan".

Notable firms

This list includes notable 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.

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	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
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
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
KEGOC	Utilities	Electricity	Astana	1997	Power grid
SCAT	Consumer services	Travel & leisure	Shymkent	1997	Airline
Semeyavia	Consumer services	Travel & leisure	Semey	1991	Airline, defunct 2013
Tengizchevroil	Oil & gas	Oil & gas producers	Atyrau	1993	Joint-venture oil (ExxonMobil, Chevron, KazMunayGas, LukArco)
Vostochny Coal Mine	Basic materials	Basic resources	Ekibastuz	1985	Coal mining
Zamanbank	Financials	Banks	Almaty	1991	Regional bank

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  Business center in Astana.

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  Headquarters of KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company.

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  Air Astana Boeing 767-300ER.