Business Calendar

Deadlines and events covered in our issues, with sources for each entry. If a date comes from a media report, verify it against the relevant regulation or agency announcement before taking action.

• November 15
  Revised rules for centralized telecommunications network management take effect, affecting telecom operators and hosting providersSource: National Security Committee Chairman's October 30 Order No. 133/ҚЕ
• November 15
  National Security Committee rules take effect requiring mobile operators, hosting providers, and operators of online platforms' caching servers to connect to the state internet traffic management system.
• November 15
  National Security Committee rules on telecommunications network management take effect; Saryarka and TURAN special economic zones expand.
• Week starting November 16
  Membership of the State Commission overseeing People's Construction spending is expected to be announcedSource: President Tokayev's November 13 statement
• November 16
  KASE's clearing center begins accepting euros and yuan as collateral for foreign-exchange tradingSource: exchange announcement reported by National Business Kazakhstan
• November 16
  Securities market professionals and the central depository begin additional checks on clients whose noncash foreign-currency purchases exceed $3 million for individuals or $10 million for companies in a trading daySource: ARDFM Resolution No. 158 of October 30, text in the Paragraph legal database
• November 16
  Deadline for third-quarter tax returns: form 200.00 for payroll taxes and contributions and form 300.00 for VATSource: deadline confirmed on the Ministry of Finance website
• November 16
  "Export 2026" webinar for Russian companiesSource: Kaliningrad Region Export Support Center announcement; verify the organizer and participation terms in the announcement
• November 17
  Voluntary Ministry of Finance "One-click calculation" pilot begins, automatically calculating payroll taxes and contributions in the Taxpayer's Account; the pilot runs through December 31Source: ministry statements reported by the media; verify participation terms in the Taxpayer's Account
• By November 18
  Applications close for the Ministry of Energy's December auction of 56 oil and gas blocks; bidding is scheduled for December 25Source: ministry announcement; verify the closing time and whether November 18 is included on the auction page
• November 18
  Bidding takes place in a separate Ministry of Energy subsoil auction announced earlier; applications closed October 5 (August ministry announcement). The number of remaining lots has not been confirmed following partial cancellations in October.
• By November 20
  Alatau City Bank must comply with an ARDFM order concerning violations of custody rulesSource: industry channel citing the ARDFM
• November 20
  Form 328.00 for goods imported from EAEU countries and its filing rules changeSource: Finance Ministry Order No. 734 of November 2; date based on media reports and a legal database entry; we have not reviewed the full legal text
• November 20
  Qualifying quasi-public turnkey construction contractors may use insurance instead of cash or a bank guarantee as performance securitySource: Finance Ministry Order No. 754; excludes Samruk-Kazyna and its companies; based on Exclusive.kz and a legal database entry; we have not reviewed the full legal text
• November 20
  Rules for detaining cash at the EAEU customs border change to include information from national security agencies about potential links to money laundering or terrorist financing as grounds for detentionSource: Finance Ministry Order No. 751 of November 5; based on media reports and a legal database summary; we have not reviewed the full legal text
• By November 20
  Oilseed producers and exporters seeking access to China's market must submit documents to update the approved-supplier list. APK Novosti says the procedure covers flaxseed, sunflower seed, rapeseed, and safflower seed; verify submission requirements with the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs.
• November 20
  Customs rules for detaining cash at EAEU borders change, adding information from national security agencies about potential links to money laundering or terrorist financing as grounds for detentionSource: Finance Ministry Order No. 751
• November 20
  Ministry of Agriculture completes its updated register of oilseed exporters to China; inclusion requirements are available from the ministry.
• November 22
  Restrictions take effect on re-exporting Chinese aluminum foil and graphite electrodes to EAEU countries when imported under a one-time license without antidumping dutiesSource: Industry and Construction Minister's November 5 order, as reported by Zakon.kz; certain foil products are exempt—verify against the order
• November 22
  Revised rules for financing digitalization projects in hydrocarbon production take effectSource: joint ministerial order reported by a legal news channel; verify contribution rates and conditions against the order
• November 22
  A new six-month period of gasoline and diesel export restrictions reportedly begins, lasting through May 22, 2027Source: Energy Ministry Order No. 397-н/қ; we have not reviewed the order—verify transport modes, destinations, and exceptions against the legal text
• November 24
  The government and oversight agencies are due to present proposals to the president on sharply reducing corruption and improving performance in the quasi-public sectorSource: President Tokayev's November 13 statement
• November 25
  Some amendments to vehicle inspection rules for cars imported from outside the EAEU reportedly take effect, affecting vehicle design safety certificates. The changes are phased in (Order No. 268-НҚ of September 23); verify which provisions apply on this date against the order, which we have not reviewed.
• November 25
  Additional inspection requirements take effect for vehicles imported from outside the EAEU seeking vehicle design safety certification.
• November 26
  Public consultation closes on two Ministry of Science and Higher Education draft orders covering research commercialization support and venture financing for scienceSource: Open Legal Acts portal, legalacts.egov.kz
• November 26
  CFO Forum II: Real Economy, a conference for finance executives in AstanaSource: organizers' announcement
• November 26
  CFO Forum II: Real Economy, a conference for finance executives in Astana.
• November 27
  Public consultation closes on the Ministry of Energy's proposal to maintain the maximum wholesale LPG price at 59,722 tenge per metric ton, excluding VAT, starting January 1, 2027Source: Ministry of Energy
• November 27
  E-Qazyna auctions for subsidiaries of defense engineering company Kazakhstan Engineering. Media reports identify individual lots, including the Kirov plant in Petropavlovsk (starting price 9.117 billion tenge) and an Astana research center (1.12 billion tenge). Earlier reports indicate six companies are for sale; verify each lot and auction date on the platform.
• November 29
  Early elections to maslikhats, Kazakhstan's local representative councilsSource: Central Election Commission website
• November 29
  Early elections to maslikhatsSource: local representative councils
• November 30
  Deadline in the government's plan for proposals on Alatau City's judicial system, including an Investment Court and the use of English law.
• December 1
  KTZ Freight Transportation changes additional fees and charges for railcars and containers (carrier announcement). The Grain Union also reports a new locomotive traction tariff effective the same day; we have not verified it against a separate document.
• December 1
  Mandatory verification of meters measuring electricity supplied by EV charging stations is reportedly introducedSource: Order No. 272-НҚ of September 25; we have not reviewed the legal text—verify which stations and devices are covered
• December 1
  EV charging stations become subject to metrological oversight, requiring operators to verify the accuracy of electricity metering.
• December 4
  National Bank announces its base-rate decision; the current rate is 15.75%Source: National Bank's October 23 press release
• December 7
  Central Asia HR Forum in Almaty; December 8 — WOWBIZ Central Asia awards in Almaty.
• December 9
  Kaspi.kz shareholders are scheduled to consider a proposed quarterly dividend of 1,000 tenge per share at an extraordinary meetingSource: dividend proposal from the company; meeting date reported by the media; we have not reviewed the meeting notice
• December 9
  Kaspi.kz shareholders are scheduled to consider a proposed quarterly dividend of 1,000 tenge per share at an extraordinary meeting.
• December 25
  Ministry of Energy holds an online auction of 56 oil and gas blocksSource: official ministry announcement
• December
  The ARDFM is expected to submit draft capital-market and insurance laws to the KurultaiSource: ARDFM Chair Madina Abylkasymova
• Mid-December
  Astana bus fare scheduled to rise to 150 tenge.
• January 1, 2027
  Scheduled start of the three-year moratorium on small-business inspections ordered by the presidentSource: Akorda; procedures to be established by a legal act
• January 1, 2027
  The government stops making supplemental pension contributions for recipients of childcare benefits for children under 18 monthsSource: Law No. 306-VIII of June 11, 2026, as reported by BES.media and Ulysmedia
• January 1, 2027
  Phased means testing begins for certain government benefits, with eligibility rules varying by benefit; ban takes effect on exports of light distillates and jet fuel to destinations outside the EAEU.
• February 1, 2027 — February 1, 2028
  Planned compulsory acquisition of 57 land parcels for Astana airport's second runwaySource: Astana city administration resolution
• 2027
  ARDFM and National Bank plan to approve competitive selection rules for private pension asset managers, the first phase of the capital market program; government plans an Investment Court in Alatau operating under English common law, though the Foreign Ministry has announced no launch documents or date; a new Civil Code is planned for adoption by year-endSource: foreign minister's November 9 briefing