William Courtney
U.S. Ambassador (Retired)
President, U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association
Delivered at the international conference on
Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union:
The Global Picture and Country Perspectives
Central Asia Program, IERES
The George Washington University
February 26, 2015
An independent, non-profit organization, the US-Kazakh Business Association represents U.S. firms doing business in Kazakhstan. We work with partners to foster a positive business and investment climate, which helps companies to be productive and the country to grow and prosper. In part by leveraging its foreign investment, Kazakhstan has become deeply embedded in the global economy. Productivity and in-comes have grown sharply. TengizChevroil is one of the largest and most successful investments anywhere in Eurasia. Let me first describe the Eurasian Economic Union, or EEU. Then I will address policy issues related to its future.
