Back to Kazakhstan!
Posted 03/11/2015
Managing Director of Kazopp, Graham Potts is back in Kazakhstan this week, busy building links for our UK partner companies – so here’s a few insights into his travels! Read More…
Keep up to date with the latest news from Kazakhstan and the team at Kazopp.
Posted 03/11/2015
Managing Director of Kazopp, Graham Potts is back in Kazakhstan this week, busy building links for our UK partner companies – so here’s a few insights into his travels! Read More…
Posted 16/06/2015
Export is a key factor in the success of the UK economy. The UK government is always keen to encourage companies to either grow their business overseas or expand their export operations. The Government has set an export target of £1 trillion by 2020 and in order to achieve this level of export activity, persuading the UK’s SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) to branch out to foreign markets will be vital. Businesses of all sizes trade internationally every day, but small businesses often shy away from export on the mistaken assumption that export markets remain the preserve of much larger businesses.
According to UK Trade & Investment, “Exporting needn’t be difficult. Nor does it matter which country you’re looking at, what industry sector you’re in or what level your business is at.”
But what are the advantages of export, particularly for SMEs?
Posted 27/04/2015
It’s well known that supplies of easily extractable oil and gas around the world are running out, forcing oil exploration companies to look to more difficult sources. But could the challenge faced by today’s oil industry be tomorrow’s opportunity for UK SMEs?
Posted 26/03/2015
There are plenty of testimonials out there about how exports have not only transformed the growth of a business, but also secured its future. When you’re considering potential export markets, there are, of course, many factors to consider, but ultimately, it’s about where your products, services or new technologies will sell. Put aside all the practicalities of export for a moment (because in fact it could well be easier than you think!) and simply think about where your business could be in demand. And it’s not always in the most obvious places! Introducing Kazakhstan…
Posted 16/03/2015
Kazakhstan has no intention to cut back on levels of oil production in 2015, despite the affect on the country’s economy of the fall in oil prices since mid 2014. This mirrors the stance adopted by Opec last November, when the option of cutting production in an attempt to drive the oil price back up was rejected.
Posted 23/02/2015
The price of oil has fallen by more than half since June 2014 and the shock waves are emanating out across the global economy – but what impact does this have upon potential exporters to Kazakhstan? What appears to be bad news at first sight, could in fact be masking reasons to be optimistic about the opportunities out there….