U.S. - Kazakhstan Public - Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI)

AmCham launched the PPEPI policy reform program with support from the Government of Kazakhstan and USAID  in spring 2009 in order to develop an on-going dialogue between the business community and the Government of Kazakhstan. In its first year, PPEPI presented the Prime Minister's office with 2 sets of recommendations on each of the five PPEPI 'pillars': Anti-Corruption/Rule of Law, Transparency/Economic Efficiency, Economic Diversification/SME Development, Regional Economic Integration/Trade & Customs, and Cooperation in Science and Technology. In the next phase of the program, AmCham's Working Groups will work closely with relevant Ministry officials to implement these proposals.

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Foreign Investors' Council (FIC)

AmCham Board members participate in a variety of committees under the Foreign Investors' Council (FIC) where they speak on behalf of member interests and work on draft legislations in the spheres of taxation, legal reform, work permits, customs, and a host of policy and operational issues. The AmCham Executive Director sits on the Operations Committee, which discusses and proposes modifications to labor, customs, and vocational education legislation.

Eurasia Business Platform (EBP)

AmCham in Kazakhstan continues to actively participate in the Eurasia Business Platform (EBP) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., of which the Chamber was a founding member in 2006. EBP is a U.S. Chamber of Commerce initiative to raise the profile of Central Asia and the Caucasus among Washington policy-makers and to encourage close cooperation among regional AmChams.