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Investing in Kazakhstan
Central Asia's largest economy, built on oil, gas, and mining, has set up a dedicated international financial center — the Astana International Financial Centre — to attract foreign listings and capital.
- Capital
- Astana
- Currency
- Kazakhstani tenge
- Main exchange
- Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) & Astana International Exchange (AIX)
- Regulator
- Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market
How people invest in Kazakhstan
Oil and mining equities anchor the KASE; the newer AIX (partnered with Nasdaq) targets IPOs and foreign investors directly; US-dollar savings, real estate, and the sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna round out the picture.
Trends shaping Kazakhstan
Regional investing patterns that show up strongly in Kazakhstan — read the full analysis in investing trends.
Sovereign wealth funds
From Kuwait's 1953 fund to Saudi Arabia's PIF, Gulf sovereign wealth shapes markets far beyond the Gulf itself.
TrendRenewable energy and the energy transition
From Chinese solar manufacturing to Gulf giga-projects, the energy transition is one of the region's largest capital stories.
Other Central Asia markets
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