Hong Kong and Astana financial centers discuss dual listings for Kazakh mining companies
The Astana International Financial Centre and Hong Kong’s bourse are working with Kazakh mining companies on dual-listing plans after a first case last year. Partnership agreements were signed during Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s visit earlier this month.
info.gov.hkThe Astana International Financial Centre and Hong Kong’s bourse are actively engaging with mining companies in Kazakhstan to explore dual-listing opportunities in the city, following a groundbreaking case last year. AIFC governor Renat Bekturov said several partnership agreements signed with Hong Kong during Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s visit to Central Asia earlier this month marked an “important milestone” in expanding cooperation.
“We expect these partnerships to facilitate greater investment flows between our regions, enhance awareness of Kazakhstan and Central Asia among Asian investors and support joint capital market initiatives,” Bekturov told the South China Morning Post.
“They are about creating new channels through which capital, expertise, innovation and investment opportunities can move more efficiently between Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and the wider Central Asian region, laying the foundation for deeper long-term cooperation and sustainable economic growth,” he said.
Bekturov called for more exchanges between Hong Kong and the special financial zone in areas such as dispute resolution. The AIFC is a special financial zone established in 2018 that applies common law and international arbitration.
It positions itself as a gateway for Chinese investment seeking entry into Central Asian and Eurasian markets.
