Astana International Financial Center presented in Omsk

The center offers Omsk companies a unique platform where all conditions are created for access to investment and financial resources.

Today, on January 29, the presentation of the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) took place in the regional Congress Hall. The Center was created on the initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and offers exclusive conditions that have no analogues in the CIS. It is the only center in the region with a special legal regime that operates on the basis of English law. Participants are provided with tax benefits up to 50 years of age, simplified visa and labor regimes. The protection of the rights of investors and businesses is guaranteed by the AIFC Court and the International Arbitration Center.

Aidar Kazybayev, Managing Director of the Astana International Financial Center, believes that the Omsk Region and the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan are long-standing strategic partners. Cooperation has been established in many areas of business and economics. "We want to offer Omsk companies a unique platform in Astana, where all conditions are created for access to investment and financial resources. It is also an opportunity to get a tax-free regime and business protection in arbitration disputes," Aidar Kazyrbayev said. It was noted that the AIFC exchange will provide unhindered access to both global and local investors.

"I am sure that our contacts are useful both for businessmen of the Omsk region and for the international financial center. The project of the financial center, which has a special legal regime, is quite ambitious. I am sure that we have good prospects for cooperation," emphasized the Minister of Economy of the Omsk region.Rasim Galyamov.

On the eve of the XVI Forum of Interregional Cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan with the participation of the leaders of the states, which will be held in Omsk this fall, the task is to strengthen the economic ties of the Omsk region with the Republic of Kazakhstan. "I would like to register three to five Omsk companies in our center in the near future. We will help them establish contacts with Kazakhstani partners," said Aidar Kazybayev, Managing Director of the Astana International Financial Center.

The Republic of Kazakhstan is the Omsk Region's main foreign economic partner. The Government of the region has signed Agreements on economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation with the North Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Kostanay, Alma Ata and Akmola regions of Kazakhstan. In 2017, additional agreements were signed with the border regions of Kazakhstan, which approved Programs for the development of cooperation in specific areas of activity for 2017-2020. In January – November 2018, the Omsk Region's foreign trade turnover with Kazakhstan amounted to $257.2 million. There are more than 200 organizations with the participation of Kazakh capital in the Omsk region.

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