Kazakhstan launched major reforms of its business regulations and permitting systems and was recognized as a top reformer in Doing Business 2011. However, the Government identified further significant problems partly due to the lack of a systematic and coordinated approach between related reform efforts. JC&A assessed the range of reform initiatives underway. To create a more coherent reform approach, we identified and applied quality principles and risk standards to permitting, inspections, and other regulatory tools, government operations, and services to reduce the burdens on businesses to the minimum needed to ensure regulatory objectives and minimize opportunities for corruption. We also developed principles to guide the content and structure of a new Law on the Permitting System that will set overarching principles and rules for good regulatory governance in Kazakhstan
USAID under contract to Deloitte, 2011-2013
