Akmol Invest TOOAstana · Akmola region
+7 778 057 4629
We invest our own capital. We do not take money from anyone. This company offers no investment, fund, share or scheme to the public, and promises no returns to any person.
Private investment · Akmola region

Land here is not simply
bought by whoever has the money

Akmol Invest TOO invests its own resources in agricultural and industrial assets in Astana and the surrounding Akmola region — the grain country that begins a few minutes outside the city.

Anyone who spends time in this business meets the same question from newcomers, and usually from abroad: how do I buy farmland here. The honest answer is that Kazakh law restricts who may hold agricultural land at all, and that the schemes offered to get around those restrictions are the fastest way to lose both the land and the money paid for it.

The rules

Four things to establish before any land deal

In general terms, and simplified — the detail depends on the category of land and the law in force, which has changed more than once.

1
What is actually being soldOwnership and a land use right are different things, with different terms, obligations and ways of ending. Read which one the contract transfers.
2
Whether the buyer may hold it at allKazakh law restricts the holding of agricultural land by foreigners, foreign legal entities and companies with foreign participation. This is a question about the buyer, not about the price.
3
What the land is designated forCategory and permitted use are set by the state. Farmland is not automatically land you may build on, and changing designation is a process rather than a decision.
4
Whether the obligations are being metAgricultural land carries duties to use it for its purpose. Land left unused can be reclaimed, and buying an obligation is not the same as buying an asset.
The workarounds

Why nominee schemes fail

Where a rule says a particular buyer may not hold something, somebody will offer a structure that appears to solve it. All of them share one feature: the person whose name is on the document is the person the law recognises.

Land in a friend's nameThey are the owner. Your side agreement binds them morally and is very hard to enforce against the land — and worthless if they die, divorce or are pursued by creditors.
A Kazakh company with a hidden ownerConcealing foreign participation does not make it lawful. When it surfaces, the consequences reach the transaction itself, not only the paperwork.
"Long-term arrangements" sold as ownershipWhatever a contract is called, what matters is the right it actually creates and whether it is registered. Ask which register, and check it.
Being the nominal holder yourselfIf you are asked to hold land or a company for someone else's benefit, you take the legal risk while they take the asset. Refuse.

The legitimate route exists and is unglamorous: establish what the buyer may lawfully hold, structure the transaction accordingly, register what must be registered, and take independent legal advice from a lawyer who is not part of the deal.

Our position

What we do

Agricultural assets

Holding and developing land and related operations in the Akmola region, with the company's own capital.

Industrial and storage property

Warehousing, processing and service facilities around Astana, held for operation rather than resale.

Partnerships with operators

Working alongside farm and industrial operators who run the businesses day to day, on written commercial terms.

What we do not do

Accept money from the public, manage anyone's investments, offer shares, notes or schemes, or promise returns to any person.

On the word "Invest" in our name: it describes what the company does with its own resources, not an invitation to anybody else. If you are offered an investment in this company's name, it does not come from us, and it should be reported.
Questions

Asked regularly

i.Can a foreign citizen buy farmland in Kazakhstan?

Kazakh law restricts the holding of agricultural land by foreigners, foreign legal entities and entities with foreign participation. Anyone offering a way around that restriction is offering a problem, not a solution. Take independent legal advice on your own position before spending anything.

ii.Can I invest in your projects?

No. We work with our own capital, and we offer nothing to the public. This is not a fund and there is no participation to buy.

iii.Someone is raising money using a name like yours.

It is not us. Do not send money, keep the correspondence, and report it. We make no public offers and never ask anyone to transfer funds to a personal account.

iv.Can you value my land or arrange a sale?

We are not a valuer or a broker and hold no licence for those activities. For a valuation or a sale, use a professional whose qualification you can verify.

v.Do you work with operating farms?

Yes, on commercial terms agreed in writing. If you run an operation in the region and are looking for a partner on the asset side, tell us what you have and what it needs.

Contact

Business enquiries only

Operators, landowners and industrial counterparties are welcome. Investment enquiries we cannot answer, because there is nothing on offer.

OfficeTauelsizdik Avenue, building 38
Astana, Kazakhstan
Telephone+7 778 057 4629
Emailinfo@akmolinvest.com
Not offeredInvestments, shares, schemes or returns