McDonald's to open in Kazakhstan in 2015

ASTANA. KAZINFORM McDonald's Corp. (MCD) will open its first store in Kazakhstan next year.

The world's biggest fast-food chain will open locations in a partnership with Kazakh businessman Kairat Boranbayev, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said today in a statement. Kazakhstan will be the company's 120th global market and will be included in its European division. The first McDonald's store in Kazakhstan will open in the second half of next year, the company said. The restaurant will feature free Wi-Fi and the menu will include Big Macs, Chicken McNuggets and french fries, Bloomberg reports.