AERC has expertise in macroeconomics, public finance, monetary policy, trade policy, industrial policy, economic analysis, regional policy, social policy, and public administration.

AERC attracts experts: 4 doctors of economic sciences and 6 candidates of sciences. The experts have considerable experience working in management positions state-owned companies and state holdings.

Types of services provided:

• Development of draft laws by sectors and spheres of economy
• Development of strategic documents on a country, industry, or regional level
• Development of strategic documents and development plans for enterprises
• Conducting analytical studies
• Conducting an assessment of the government activities at all levels
• Development of an economic platform for a political party
• Marketing research using big data
• Regulatory Impact Analysis
• Calculation of tax losses from amendments to the Law "On Taxes and Other Obligatory Payments to the Budget" of Kazakhstan

AERC uses the following strategic analysis tools in its work:

• Economic and mathematical modeling (econometrics, optimization models, balance models, etc.)
• SWOT-analysis
• Benchmarking
• "Porter's Five Forces"
• Pestle Analysis
• BCG Matrix
• Balanced Scorecard
• Gap-analysis
• Cost-benefit analysis

AERC has implemented the following projects as part of its strategic consulting:

•        "Holding a national cluster seminar" at the request of Mangistau Oblast's Regional Public-Private Center JSC in 2016
•         JSC "National Export and Investment Agency" KAZNEX INVEST" in 2016
•         "Concept of productive capacities development of "KMG Systems & Services" LLP by order of "KMG Systems & Services" LLP in 2016
•        "Information and Analytical Center" Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2016
•        "Formulation of strategies for the development of the national cluster of oil and gas production and processing, oil and gas chemistry, relations with mechanical engineering and services for the oil and gas industry of the RK" by order of "United Work Company" LLP for the Ministry of Energy of the RK in 2015.
•        "Development of demographic forecasts of the Republic of Kazakhstan up to 2050" by order of the National Economy of Kazakhstan in 2015
•        "Performance evaluation which includes expert, analytical and methodological support to assess the effectiveness of local executive bodies in achieving and implementing strategic goals and objectives in the areas under their supervision"
•         "Analysis of mechanical engineering priority sectors" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Institute of Industry Development" in 2014
•        "Development of methods to assess the effectiveness of the object of control" by order of RSE "Center for the Study of Financial Violations of the "Accounts Committee for Control over the Execution of the Republican Budget" in 2014
•        "Evaluation of local executive authorities' activities and achievement of strategic goals and objectives" by order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development in 2014
•        "Analysis of the dynamics and structure of human resources" by order of UNDP in 2013
•         JSC "National Export and Investment Agency" KAZNEX INVEST "in 2013
•        "Development of the draft national export strategy of Kazakhstan until 2020" by order of JSC "National Export and Investment Agency "KAZNEX INVEST" in 2013
•         "Study in the field of forecasting industry development and the impact of the unified economic space" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Institute of Industry Development" in 2012
•         "Systems of state planning development", "Results-oriented budget" by order of JSC "Institute for Economic Research" in 2012
•        "Development of the Concept of Industrial Zone Creation in Petropavlovsk city of North-Kazakhstan region" by order of the Department of Entrepreneurship of North-Kazakhstan region in 2012"
•        "Monitoring, analysis, assessment of the implementation of state programs of forced industrial-innovative development for 2010-2014" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Institute of Industry Development" in 2011
•         JSC "Kazakhstan Institute of Industry Development" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Institute of Industry Development" in 2011
•        "Analysis, assessment of the implementation of the State program of forced industrial-innovative development of the country for 2010-2014" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Institute of Industry Development" for 2010

AERC increases the efficiency of its clients' operations by seeking new sources of income and scientifically sound cost estimates. AERC has the appropriate competence to provide professional financial services. AERC staff includes chartered accountants (CAP, DipIFR), internal controllers (DipIA), and academic practitioners (PhDs and Doctors of Economics).

AERC provides the following services in financial consulting:

• Budgeting and management accounting
• Analysis of financial and economic activity efficiency
• Valuation of assets and business
• Development of business plans, financial and economic feasibility studies

AERC has implemented the following projects as part of financial consulting:

•        Rendering services on financial and economic issues of monitoring the property of Kazzinc LLP and its affiliates by order of PROFIDGE LLP in 2016
•        Development of the economic and financial part of the Feasibility Study "Installation of a passenger terminal on the territory of the North-Caspian Oil Spill Response Base (NCERB) for offshore oil operations" ordered by Caspian HES Consulting LLP in 2016.
•        Calculation of the tariff for operation and maintenance services of the North-Caspian Oil Spill Response Base" by order of KMG Systems & Services LLP in 2015
•        RSE "Republican Center for Legal Information" monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015
•        National Accreditation Center" LLP monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of RK in 2015
•        Monitoring of implementation of the plan of rehabilitation of "OMS Shipping" LLP by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015.
•        Monitoring of implementation of the recovery plan of Invest Capital Realty LLP by order of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015"
•        JSC "International Airport Petropavlovsk" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015
•        JSC "Kostanay International Airport" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015
•        JSC "Shymkent Airport" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015.
•        JSC "Pavlodar Airport" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015
•        JSC "Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport property monitoring by order of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015
•        JSC "International Airport Aktau" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance in 2015
•        JSC "ATMA Airport Atyrau and Transportation" property monitoring by order of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015
•        "International Airport Oral" LLP property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of RK in 2015
•        JSC "International Airport Aulie-Ata" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015.
•        JSC "International Airport Astana" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan in 2015
•        JSC "International Airport Almaty" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2015.
•        RSE "Kazaeronavigation" property monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015
•        State Enterprise "Shipping Register of the Republic of Kazakhstan" monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015.
•        RSE "Republican Veterinary Laboratory" monitoring by order of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015.
•        RSE "National Reference Center for Veterinary Medicine" monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015.
•        JSC "Kazagroinnovation" monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015.
•        Investment and other obligations fulfillment assessment under the contract on trust management of the state package of shares of JSC "Sultan-elevator-mill and macaroni complex" by order of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015"
•        RSE "Information-Analytical Center of Geology and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan" monitoring by order of the State Property and Privatization Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2015
•        JSC "Kaztechnologies" monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of RK in 2015
•        RCMP "North-Kazakhstan professional and pedagogical college" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of North-Kazakhstan region in 2014
•        RCMP "Petropavlovsk humanitarian college named after Magzhan Zhumabaev" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2014
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Regional center of emergency medical aid" management efficiency monitoring by order of Finance Department of North-Kazakhstan region in 2014".
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Yavlenskaya Central District Hospital" management efficiency monitoring by order of Finance Department of North-Kazakhstan region in 2014
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "City children's polyclinic" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2014.
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "City polyclinic № 2" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2014
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "City polyclinic № 3" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2014
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "City polyclinic № 1" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2014
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Regional children's dental polyclinic" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2014
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Psychoneurological Dispensary" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2014.
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Naurzum Central District Hospital" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the Kostanay Region Akimat in 2014
•        Evaluation of the implementation of investment and other obligations under the agreement on the transfer of state shares of JSC "Airline "Kokshetau", JSC "International Airport "Petropavlovsk", JSC "International Airport "Astana", JSC "International Airport "Kostanai" by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2014
•        RSE "Center for Sanitary and Epidemiological Expertise" monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance in 2014
•        JSC "Airport Korkyt Ata" monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2014
•        JSC "Republican scientific-methodical center of development of technical and professional education and assignment of qualification" monitoring by order of Committee of state property and privatization of the Ministry of Finance of RK in 2014.
•        State Enterprise "Republican educational and health center "Baldauren" monitoring by order of the Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2014.
•        Monitoring the effectiveness of state property management, including state enterprises and legal entities with the participation of the state (State-owned municipal enterprise Gorsvet) by order of the Department of state assets and procurement of Karaganda in 2014
•        Monitoring of efficiency of state property management, including state enterprises and legal entities with state participation (State-owned municipal enterprise "Beautification") ordered by the Department of State Assets and Procurement of Karaganda in 2014
•        Monitoring of efficiency of state property management, including state enterprises and legal entities with state participation (Karaganda Heat Transit LLP) by order of the Department of state assets and procurement of Karaganda in 2013
•        Monitoring of efficiency of state property management, including state enterprises and legal entities with state participation (Bereke-2010 JSC) by order of the Department of state assets and procurement of Karaganda in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Kyzylzhar Central District Hospital" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Oblkozhvendispenser" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Regional Children's Hospital" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Regional perinatal center" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "1st city hospital" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Regional Oncologic Dispensary" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Regional Hospital" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "3rd city hospital" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        State-owned municipal enterprise "Cardiological Center" management efficiency monitoring by order of the Department of Finance of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        "Kyzylzhar Akparat" LLP management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        "Municipal TV and Radio Channel of SKO Akimat" LLP management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•       "Enterprises for operation of service buildings and transport services" LLP management efficiency monitoring by order of the Finance Department of the North-Kazakhstan region in 2013
•        Invest Capital Realty LLP by order of the State Property and Privatization Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2013
•        Conducting financial expertise of natural monopoly subjects by order of JSC "Kazakhstan petrochemical industry" in 2013
•        Integrated monitoring of facilities of State Enterprise "Hospital wars of disabled people"
•        Integrated monitoring of JSC "National Scientific Medical Center"
•        Improvement of financial and economic activity of "Platforma-A" LLP by order of "Platforma-A" LLP in 2013
•        Integrated monitoring of JSC "Financial Center"
•        Invest Capital Realty LLP by order of the State Property and Privatization Ministry of Finance of the RK in 2013
•        Integrated monitoring of JSC " Astana-Onim"

Business efficiency depends on the ratio of resources whose value is transferred to products, services, and operations. Without the optimal amount of resources, it is impossible to increase the profitability of a business. To this end, AERC provides services for the development of standards and calculation of norms of labor costs, time, and materials.

AERC determines the necessary business processes and sub-processes for which timekeeping observations are made (timekeeping, photo timekeeping, photo of the working day, self-picture), then calculates the optimal norms. Resource rationing is performed for monopoly enterprises, dominant enterprises in certain markets, and others. After the development of norms, if necessary, AERC carries out the coordination of developed norms in authorized state bodies.

Resource allocation is carried out in accordance with the current legislation on labor, natural monopolies, and other regulatory and legal acts. For the provision of labor standardization services, AERC attracts a well-known expert on the economics of the labor market Bereshev S.H. (Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor).

AERC PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES IN RESOURCE RATIONING:

• Time standard development
• Determination of standards and norms of the number of employees
• Development of production rates per employee
• Determination of service standards per employee
• Development of norms by types of production costs
• Development of norms by types of non-production costs

AERC HAS IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING RESOURCE RATIONING PROJECTS:

• "Carrying out time observations to determine the work, the cost of working time by specialists in the provision of public services within the current standards" by order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development in 2015
• "Development of norms of the number of employees to service cars of passenger trains" by order of JSC "Passenger transportation" in 2013
• "Technical and technological norm development of consumption of raw materials, fuel, energy in gas supply networks, water supply and drainage" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries" in 2013"
• "Development of investment program for the reconstruction of fixed assets of water supply and water disposal systems" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries" in 2013
• Development of an investment program for the reconstruction of gas supply networks commissioned by Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries JSC in 2013"
• "Development of the standard number of personnel for power supply, gas supply, water supply, and water disposal networks operation" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries" in 2013
• "Development of standard and technical losses in the power supply, gas supply, water supply, and drainage networks" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries" in 2013.
• "Conducting technical examination of natural monopoly entities" by order of JSC "Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries" in 2013
• "Development of norms for labor, production costs and prime cost of public services for employees of RSE "Population Service Center" by order of RSE "Population Service Center" of the Committee for Control of Automation of Public Services and Coordination of Population Service Centers of the Ministry of Transport and Communications in 2012-2013

The sound and optimal pay system contribute to the efficiency of the company's employees. The main purpose of the effective system of labor pay at the enterprise is to stimulate the employees of the enterprise for the growth of labor productivity. The development of the wage system is carried out in accordance with the current labor legislation, natural monopolies, and other regulations.

For the development of the wage system, AERC uses piece-rate and time-based wage systems.

AERC employs a well-known expert in the economics of the labor market Bereshev S.H. (Doctor of Economics, Professor) to provide labor standardization services.

AERC PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF LABOR:

•        Development of the labor remuneration regulations for the production personnel
•        Calculation of estimated costs and tariffs of job salaries
•        Development of labor remuneration regulations for administrative and managerial personnel
•        Development of a wage system for enterprises of natural monopolies
•        Development of a system of material motivation and incentives with the development of a KPI card (Key Performance Indicators)
•        Development of the qualification directory of specialties and positions

AERC HAS IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING LABOR PROJECTS:

•        "Development of the system of material motivation of employees of JSC "NC "ҚазАвтоЖол" by order of JSC "NC "ҚазАвтоЖол" in 2014
•        "Development of salary system for the employees of JSC "International Airport Astana" by order of JSC "International Airport Astana" in 2014

The concept of "business processes" and their reengineering are popular now and have some sense of the unknown in the domestic market. Everything is in fact prosaic. A business process is a set of actions, which is performed to obtain a given result.

The efficiency and optimality of business processes to a greater extent depend on the competitiveness and profitability of the company.

AERC PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PROCESSES:

•        Development of a business process map and calculation of its cost
•        Development and implementation of separate accounting for goods, services, and works, in accordance with the legislation including legislation on natural monopolies
•        Implementation of the process approach for enterprise management (ABC, ABB, ABM)

AERC HAS IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PROCESSES:

•        "Development of a conceptual project of a separate accounting" by order of JSC "International Airport Astana" in 2012
•        "Development of the conceptual project of separate accounting and automation of budget planning and management accounting system of JSC "Republican newspaper "Kazakhstanskaya Pravda" by order of JSC "Republican newspaper "Kazakhstanskaya Pravda" in 2011

AERC offers sociological research services, including the full cycle research.

THE FULL CYCLE SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH INCLUDES:

•        Development of research methodology, including research tools - questionnaires and surveys, interviewer manuals, route sheets, etc.
•        Research sample calculation and design
•        Organization and conduct of "field" work
•        Data Entry and Processing
•        Analysis of received data, presentation

THE METHODS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH THAT WE USE INCLUDE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODS AND:

•        Mass questionnaire survey of the population
•        Expert survey
•        Survey of target groups (for example, representatives of small and medium businesses, etc.).
•        Focus group discussions
•        In-depth interviews
•        Desk research

AERC CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON VARIOUS TOPICS OF SOCIO-POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY INCLUDING:

•        Social well-being of the population, attitude towards various aspects of social development
•        Evaluation and satisfaction with the quality of public services
•        Labor issues
•        Small and medium business development
•        Sociocultural Studies
•        Special case studies

WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED FOLLOWING SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH:

•        Drawing up a social portrait of self-employed people in southern regions of Kazakhstan