Almaty has developed a plan of measures to improve Kazakhstan's position in the rating of "Doing Business"

The executive committee of Almaty announced the results of monitoring the receipt of services in various government agencies, as well as the opening of accounts in 19 second-tier banks.

It was revealed that in the branches of 11 second-tier banks, including Bank Home Credit, Alfa-Bank, Sberbank, Tsesnabank, QazaqBanki, Nurbank, Forte Bank, Bank Astana , "Halyk Bank", "Tengri Bank" in violation of the law when opening an account with entrepreneurs continue to demand an impression of the seal, although this requirement was canceled in 2015. At the same time, the demand of the Eurasian Bank remains the presentation of a notarized copy of the charter, canceled in 2012.

During the meeting the governor of Almaty gave a number of specific instructions on the further implementation of reforms aimed at facilitating business in the city. In addition, all state bodies were instructed to intensify explanatory work among entrepreneurs on innovations to simplify business.

"At the central level, the government is adopting the relevant laws, implementing reforms in accordance with OECD standards, which we must implement at the local level, and optimize the procedures," said Bauyrzhan Baibek.

It should be noted that last year in the World Bank's "Doing Business" rating, determined by Almaty, Kazakhstan ranked 36th out of 190 countries. To improve the position in the rating Almaty’s executive committee developed a plan of events for 2018, consisting of 45 points.