First President of Kazakhstan visited AIFC

Nursultan Nazarbayev was provided with information about the legacy of the EXPO-2017 exhibition and measures taken to develop the AIFC legal system.

In addition, Yelbasy was informed about the activities of the AIFC Court, the English Law Academy, the International Arbitration Center and the AIFC Situation Center.

During the visit, the First President of Kazakhstan also met with key shareholders and participants of the Financial Center Exchange.

Having listened to the reports of the speakers, Nursultan Nazarbayev noted that the country's leadership fully supports the work of the AIFC.

“It is necessary to continue the work that begun to implement the privatization plan through the AIFC Exchange. Of course, it is important to take into account world market conditions. In addition, the confidence of the international financial centers of the world in the AIFC should be strengthened. The amount of funds raised in the national economy depends on this”, Yelbasy said.

The First President of Kazakhstan emphasized the importance of ensuring high economic growth rates and achieving the goals of the country's strategic development plans.

“The center will have serious work ahead. It is important to continue the built interaction with all partners. I personally will constantly support the work of the AIFC”, Nursultan Nazarbayev concluded.

It should be noted that the Astana International Financial Center was created on the initiative of First President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. The constitutional law on the establishment of the AIFC was signed on December 7, 2015. Today, the AIFC is 51 out of 102 in the GFCI Global Center for Financial Centers Index. AIFC also took 1st place in the ranking of the region “Eastern Europe and Central Asia”. The number of companies registered in the AIFC has reached 258.