THE ROLE OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC POLICY OF KAZAKHSTAN

This article is devoted to studying the activity of the main participants of economic globalization – transnational corporations, in the context of Kazakhstan. I considered the main volumes and streams of direct foreign investments in the country in recent years. Key indicators of direct foreign investments (further DFI) in the country and the prospects of development are defined in this work. The article also studies the major factors of attraction of direct foreign investments. A review of scientific literature on the factors defining the inflow of direct foreign investments to Kazakhstan is made. The paper investigates investment shares into priority sectors of the economy of Kazakhstan and provides analytical and statistical methods of knowledge and observation, which serve as a methodological basis of research. The article has the scientific value and novelty of research where the relevance of work is the application of an integrated approach to research of the international investment activities and the role transnational corporations play in the development of different economic sectors and infrastructure in Kazakhstan.