ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 17. Russia has taken first place among the countries with the largest number of companies registered and operating in Kazakhstan, Trend reports.
According to figures from the country's Bureau of National Statistics, as of April 1, 23,321 companies with Russian capital were registered in Kazakhstan, as well as 5,051 companies with joint ownership.
At the same time, currently 19,735 companies with Russian capital out of 23,321 registered are operating, and out of 5,051 joint companies with Kazakhstan, 3,935 are operating.
In addition, Russian companies currently operating in Kazakhstan mainly operate in the areas of wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair (8,160), information and communication (2,719), construction (897), transport and warehousing (833), manufacturing (715), etc.
Moreover, the top ten also included Türkiye, Uzbekistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Germany, South Korea, and Belarus.
Meanwhile, as of April 1, 2024, the number of registered companies with foreign ownership in Kazakhstan amounted to 57,052, which is 13 percent more than the same period in 2023.