International investment and financial companies are discussing new opportunities for investing in Kazakhstan’s economy at Astana Finance Days. The forum, currently underway in the capital, has brought together 8,000 participants from 90 countries. They include representatives of BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Capital Group, Brookfield and other major global financial institutions. The combined assets under management of the participating companies exceed $26 trillion. The forum’s agenda includes financing the real sector, developing financial infrastructure, protecting investors’ rights, and cross-border cooperation. Organizers say particular attention this year is being given to practical mechanisms for cooperation between Kazakh businesses and international investors.
«We brought together investors and a selection of projects, allowing project founders to pitch their ideas and showcase their projects. Investors then select the most promising projects and may enter into agreements with their founders. So, we will likely see the results next year. This year, we are continuing with the same tracks – capital markets and regulation. We are also focusing strongly on digital assets and tokenization,» AIFC Governor Renat Bekturov noted.
Mining, innovative projects and AI technologies – there are plenty of areas attracting investor interest. Janus Henderson Investors manages more than $500 billion in assets across markets in different countries. Company representatives highlight the development of Kazakhstan’s financial infrastructure and the opportunities offered by the AIFC. The financial firm is now considering expanding its geographic footprint and making direct investments in Kazakhstan.
«This is the second time that we participate in the
Astana Finance days, and every year we find it’s growing more and more. And I
expect more companies will be setting up here in AIFC. We’re very interested.
We’re in touch and speaking with the government of Kazakhstan about how we can
potentially work more and do more, and invest even in Kazakhstan,» said Meshal
Jaber Alfaras, Head of Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia at Janus Henderson
Investors.
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