Indeed, other governmental institutions in Kazakhstan have similar, if not overlapping, functions as Kaznex Invest. They include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a special Government Council charged with the co-ordination of major investment projects, which appears to have a large network abroad. While the co-ordinating role of the MID on investment promotion is progressing, the Investment Policy Review' also highlights the need for increased co-operation between various institutions to increase the impact of investment promotion and reduce costs. A recent review of Kaznex Invest operations conducted by the Eurasia Competitiveness Programme (hereafter, OECD, 2015d) found that the agency’s performance was relatively poor compared to selected benchmarks (investment promotion agencies from Turkey, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong and Nicaragua that performed well).