Companies that have at various times been linked to the family of Kazakhstan's first President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, owe more than 30 billion tenge in customs payments and related charges. They were included in the list of the largest debtors published by the State Revenue Committee (SRC), which, as of 1 July 2026, includes nearly 1,500 legal entities with a total debt of around 114 billion tenge.
WHAT DATA THE SRC PUBLISHED
According to BES.media, citing the SRC, more than 80% of the total debt is accounted for by the 10 most well-known companies.
The largest debtor is AsiaDistillery LLP with a debt of around 56.6 billion tenge. The company produces alcoholic beverages and owns a winery in the village of Tashkulak in the Turkestan Region. Until 2019, the enterprise operated under the name Tashkulak i K LLP, then changed its name and came under the management of the Armenian company Bagdat Group LLC. In early June 2026, the plant was put up for auction, but the sale did not go ahead.
WHICH COMPANIES WERE AMONG THE LARGEST DEBTORS
Second, third and fourth places were taken by companies that have over the years been linked to relatives of Nursultan Nazarbayev. Their total debt exceeds 30 billion tenge.
Among them, the largest debt is held by Ai-To Progress LLP — 20.48 billion tenge. The debt of Group of the Companies TDA LLP is 6.55 billion tenge, and GB Invest LLP — 3.15 billion tenge.
The list also includes the airline Bek Air with a debt of 273.12 million tenge. The company ceased operations after the crash of a Fokker 100 aircraft in Almaty. In 2019, the carrier lost its operator's certificate, and in 2020, the airworthiness certificates of all aircraft in its fleet were withdrawn.
WHICH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WERE ON THE LIST
The list includes Farmaktiv LLP, whose debt amounts to 923.06 million tenge. The company is engaged in the production and sale of medical devices. The publication notes that, according to Orda.kz, the head of the company is a figure in an investigation by the National Security Committee (NSC) on charges related to alleged fraud and dealing in falsified medicines or medical devices. The outcomes of this investigation are not provided in the materials.
Other debtors include:
- Astana MPR Project LLP — 1.57 billion tenge. The company was involved in the procurement of Cobra II armoured vehicles for the National Guard. As noted in the publication, the contract later became the subject of a criminal case concerning alleged embezzlement in the supply of military equipment.
- Medet-Holding LLP — 410.1 million tenge.
- Rayana Health Centre LLP — 95.7 million tenge. The company was previously involved in a criminal case in which businessman Kalelkhan Imanmadi was found guilty by a court of fraud on an especially large scale.
- Jambyl Et MS LLP — 223.1 million tenge.
- Branch of SPIK Akkord OJSC in Kazakhstan — 400.8 million tenge.
- BASKO LLP was previously mentioned in the media in connection with criminal proceedings involving the company's former owners. The publication does not state the organisation's debt amount.
