Starting a business in Kazakhstan

Legal Forms of Companies

Tovarichtchestvo s ogranitchennoi otvetstvennostiou is a limited liability company.

Number of partners: no minimum.
Capital (max/min): Minimum equivalent to 100 times the amount of the Monthly Calculation Index.
For small companies: KZT 0

Shareholders and liability: The liability is limited to the amount of share, except in the case of a bankruptcy caused by founders where the liability can be beyond the value of share capital.

Zakrytoye aktsionernoye obchtchestvo is a close cooperation joint stock company.

Number of partners: no minimum.
Capital (max/min): Minimum equivalent to 50,000 times the amount of the Monthly Calculation Index.
Approximately 350,000 USD as of 2022

Shareholders and liability: The liability is limited to the amount of share, except in the case of a bankruptcy caused by founders where the liability can be beyond the value of share capital.

General partnership

Number of partners: No minimum
Capital (max/min): USD 1,000
Shareholders and liability: Limited by contributions.

Limited partnership

Number of partners: No minimum
Capital (max/min): USD 1,000
Shareholders and liability: Liability of general partners is unlimited, that of limited partners is limited to their shares.

Business Setup Procedures

Source: Doing Business - Latest available data.