The 28th Plenary Session of the Foreign Investors’ Council (FIC) chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the issues of the development of agribusiness in the Republic of Kazakhstan will take place on June 4, 2015 in Astana.

Since the foundation of the FIC, 27 Plenary Sessions chaired by the President of Republic of Kazakhstan have been held during which a wide range of issues were discussed, including: improvement of the legal environment for FDI in the country; the judicial reform in the Republic of Kazakhstan; optimization of taxation and tax administration system; education and human capital development, foreign manpower engagement; and Kazakhstan’s investment image enhancement.

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The Foreign Investors’ Council (FIC) chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an advisory body established by the Order of the Head of State in 1998, to promote direct dialogue between the Government of Kazakhstan and foreign investors in order to efficiently address key issues related to their investment activities in the country, to improve the investment climate of Kazakhstan for the benefit of foreign investors, local and national companies, the economic development and wealth of the country and its people.

The main objectives of the Foreign Investors’ Council include developing and providing recommendations to the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on key investment and economic development issues and analyzing and discussing other core investment policy issues upon the instruction of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Currently there are 34 heads of foreign and international organizations in the Council.