Markets
In short
JOI Consulting Group works with two opposite flows: an international investor or company entering Kazakhstan, and a Kazakhstan business expanding into international markets. In both cases the practice combines verification, structuring and execution within one team.
For an investor entering a new market the task is not to find a project but to verify it. The practice addresses three questions: how reliable the information about the project and its participants is, whether the asset is legally clean, and what the tax consequences of the chosen entry structure are.
For a company from Kazakhstan, international growth means choosing a jurisdiction, aligning reporting with international standards, structuring for tax, and preparing documentation to the standard a foreign investor or bank expects.
Buying, selling or combining businesses requires independent verification and a properly structured transaction: price, warranties, conditions precedent and a control mechanism after closing.
Economic security, counterparty checks, forensic work and legal protection apply both before a transaction and in contentious situations.
Samira Karabay, Partner — Kazakhstan, and Rustam Mirzabayev, Partner — Central Asia. Both partners are based in Almaty.
Yes. This is a core area: project verification, entry structuring, and legal and tax support.
Yes. The practice covers jurisdiction selection, reporting under international standards and support for transactions abroad.
07 — Team
Partner — Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan — Almaty
Partner for the Kazakhstan practice. Works with entrepreneurs, investors and companies in Kazakhstan — from the initial consultation through to project delivery. Direct point of contact for enquiries from Kazakhstan.
Partner — Central Asia
Kazakhstan — Almaty
Partner for the Central Asia practice. Leads client mandates in the region: investment mandates, transactions and international business development. Direct point of contact for enquiries from Central Asia.
10 — Contact
Reach a practice partner directly, or the group office.
Kazakhstan & Central Asia — Direct contacts of the practice partners in the region.