- country
- Kazakhstan
- incentives
- Special financial zone with a preferential tax regime and long-term stability guarantees (some sources cite a tax holiday running to 2065 / 50-year horizon). Exemptions for eligible participants: corporate income tax for legal entities meeting criteria; VAT on financial services; exemptions on dividends and capital gains from share sales; investment-fund income; personal income tax for foreign employees; property tax and land tax on AIFC-territory real estate. Regime stated to comply with BEPS and FATF. Qualifying participants include authorized market participants, FinTechLab participants, ancillary service providers (legal/audit/accounting/consulting), foreign fund managers and investment tax residents. Appeals to fintech and green-finance firms; hosts the regulated digital-asset ecosystem.
- zone type
- free_zone