The Westerners have long taken corporate social responsibility for granted. This is not the same for the Central Asia region which has fairly recently moved…
Gold of Vasilkovskoye: How Altyntau Resources company became a gold mining flagship in Kazakhstan
Sharing an important for Kazakhstan history of the Vasilkovskoye Gold Mine enterprise which has transformed into the most effective group of companies in the Kazakhstani…
Why smart technology is the most important thing in the XXI century banking sector
The Kassa Nova bank is a unique case in the Kazakhstani market. A compact bank was included into the list of the most stable financial…
How ForteBank was tempered
A brief history of recovery of the banking sector in Kazakhstan illustrated by an example of the merger of Alliance Bank, Temirbank and ForteBank. The…
How Verny Capital Holding opens luxury hotels in Kazakhstan and in the world
Ritz-Carlton is an international network of luxury hotels. Globally the network is managed by The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, subsidiary of the largest hotel holding Marriott…
How did Bulat Utemuratov set up a financial institution attractive for foreign investors?
In mid-2000s the economy of Kazakhstan showed an incredible growth. Hence, the banking system was also growing. It looked exciting and promising not only within…
How does Bulat Utemuratov’s Fund help special children?
Autism is a term that unites groups of development disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). First of all, these disorders are manifested in disruption…
How Bulat Utemuratov promotes the culture of charity and cooperation in Kazakhstan
The year of 2017 laid down the start for effective charity collaborations between the private business and humanitarian organisations in Kazakhstan, and this assistance rendered…
Daddy, I fell in love with tennis! Why did Bulat invest 65 million dollars in the development of Kazakhstani tennis?
Over the past ten years, since prominent businessman and public figure Bulat Utemuratov has become the President of the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation, modern tennis centres…
Breeding ground for business leaders. How does Bulat Utemuratov’s scholarship help young talents?
“Corporate social responsibility” and “social investments” – these terms are heard among Kazakhstani businesses more and more often. Sometimes these definitions are equated to traditional…