Format: Presentations and panel discussion

Under the 2026 Tax Code and parallel amendments to the Subsoil and Subsoil Use Code, subsoil use contracts in Kazakhstan are being reshaped to tighten state control over strategic resources, formalise “strategic investor” status, and link fiscal terms more closely to investment and processing obligations. Simultaneously Kazakhstan is overhauling mining taxation with a shift from Mineral Extraction Tax to a royalty‑based model, wider incentives for domestic processing, and clarified rules for exploration and subsoil‑use costs. This session will unpack how the 2026 Tax Code and new royalties’ system will work in practice, what it means for project economics and investment decisions, and how companies should adapt their fiscal and regulatory strategies in Kazakhstan’s evolving mining landscape.