Over 356,000 Individual Entrepreneurs Closed in Kazakhstan Since Year Start

Kazakhstan saw 356,200 individual entrepreneurs cease operations in the first nine months of 2026, a 59% increase compared to the same period last year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin. While many businesses closed, some transitioned to self-employment tax regimes, and others had no income. Retail trade accounted for the largest share of closures.

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