Established: 2017
CEO: Timothy Bennett
Address: 55/19 Mangilik El st., block C 3.4., Nur-Sultan
Contact Name: Yelena Pak, Head of Communications
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aix.kz
About Astana International Exchange
Yearbook 2018
Exchange Overview
Astana International Exchange (AIX) was formed in 2017 as part of the development of the Astana International Financial Centre, AIFC. On the 14th November 2018, the first trading session on AIX has been launched by the first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. AIX’s shareholders include AIFC, Goldman Sachs, Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Silk Road Fund and NASDAQ, which also provides AIXs trading platform.
Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) was launched on 1 January 2018 as the independent regulator of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC). AFSA is a legal entity and statutory body of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and is established in accordance with the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Astana International Financial Centre".
AFSA is a regulator of both financial and non-financial services activities. It regulates AIFC participants carrying out financial and ancillary services and capital markets activities within the territory of AIFC. AFSA is also the regulator of companies registered by the AFSA that carry out non-financial services activities.
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