HKEX, Kazakhstan’s AIFC ‘engaging’ with miners for dual listings after landmark debut

The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) 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, the head of the Central Asian country’s special financial zone has said.AIFC governor Renat Bekturov also said several partnership agreements the body had 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 on various aspects.“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,” he told the South China Morning Post in an interview.