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The first annual summit on sustainable tourism in the countries of Central Asia – Central Asian Sustainable Tourism Annual Summit 2026 (CASTAS’26) was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event brought together about 150 representatives of the tourism industry, government bodies, business, international ...

GITEX AI Central Asia is the debut for the Central Asian region of the global GITEX network forum, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The event, organised with the support of the Ministry of AI and Digital Development of Kazakhstan, Astana Hub and the Akimat of Almaty, brought together 336 companies ...

The Central Asian office of IGM Advisers Group is now headed by Tatyana Alexeeva in the role of Managing Partner in the region. Previously Tatyana had already participated for many years in the projects of IGM Advisers Group and established herself as a strong analyst with 12 years of experience in ...

Maxim Handrabura, Senior Partner of IGM Advisers Group and CEO of STDF, took part in the panel discussion “From Climate Risks to Business Opportunities: The New Sustainable Development Economy in Central Asia” within the framework of the Regional Ecological Summit 2026 (RES 2026) — the largest environmental ...

Senior Partner of IGM Advisers Group, expert in private equity and strategic consulting Maxim Handrabura accepted the invitation of Narxoz University and delivered a guest lecture for students of one of the leading economic universities of Kazakhstan.

During the lecture Maxim Handrabura covered ...

IGM Advisers Group has opened a new division in Astana — XYZ Venture Studio. This is a venture studio specialising in the development of online services and applications using artificial intelligence technologies, crypto settlements and blockchain.

The key difference of XYZ from classic technology ...

The Sustainable Tourism Development Foundation (STDF), jointly with the British, French and Austrian Chambers of Commerce in Kazakhstan, held an online webinar “Opportunities in Kazakhstan’s Growing Tourism Sector” addressed to foreign potential investors and partners considering the tourism sector ...

The Sustainable Tourism Development Foundation (STDF) has been officially established — the first specialised regional non-profit foundation fully dedicated to the development of sustainable tourism in Central Asia. Registration took place on the platform of the Astana International Financial Centre ...

IGM Advisers Group has completed the valuation of a tourism facility on the territory of the Kolsay Lakes — one of the most picturesque and promising natural clusters of Kazakhstan, located in Almaty Region on the territory of the State National Natural Park “Kolsay Lakes”.

There the IGM ...