On November 6, 2018, the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev officially opened the Astana Hub International Technopark. Nursultan Nazarbayev said that the international technology park of IT startups would become the core of the innovative eco-system. Technopark members can use simplified visa and employment modes.

All subsoil users, regardless of the stage (exploration, production), except for those carrying out: PSA activities; exploration and/or production of solid minerals, groundwater, and/or medicinal mud; construction and operation of underground structures are required to submit an EPT return for 2018 in accordance with Article