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Battle of the Titans in the Astana International Financial Centre Court
The Partners of GRATA International (Askar Konysbayev and Baizhan Bekzhanov) and the London office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (Partner Roman Khodykin, Senior Associate Nadia Hubbuck and Associate Elena Matlak) successfully participated in the largest to date (worth over USD 330 million) case in the history of the Astana International Financial Centre Court ("AIFC Court") between shareholders of one of Kazakhstan's largest oil companies.
GRATA International Kazakhstan took part in the Mining and Exploration Forum, MINEX Kazakhstan 2023
On April 19-20, 2023, the 13th Mining and Geological Forum, MINEX Kazakhstan, was hosted in Astana under the general theme of "Managing natural resources to accelerate national development."
GRATA International will be a Partner of the 13th Mining and Exploration Forum MINEX Kazakhstan 2023
On April 19-20, 2023, the leading international geological Forum dedicated to the development of the mineral resources and modernisation of the mining industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Central Asia will be held in Astana.
Mining 2021: Kazakhstan
According to the latest official statistics, the "mining and quarrying" sector (excluding the production of oil and gas) plays an important role in the Kazakh economy, with a contribution of 4.9% to the country’s GDP based upon the results of 2019.
Mining Law 2020: Kazakhstan
The mining sector plays an important role in the Kazakh economy, at 13-14% of the country’s GDP and more than 20% of
its exports.
27.03.2018
New Code on Subsoil and Subsoil Use for mining companies
On 27 December 2017, Kazakhstan adopted a new Code on Subsoil and Subsoil Use for mining companies (the “Code”) to come into force six months after its official publication[1]. The Code will replace the current Law on Subsoil and Subsoil Use dated 24 June 2010 save for a limited number of provisions applicable to those subsoil users that will keep their subsoil use contracts without transitioning to relevant subsoil use licences.