AIFC

Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC)

AIFC Green Finance Centre Ltd was established to develop and promote green and social financial instruments in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

Shareholders – Astana International financial center and the Eurasian Development Bank.

Main activities:

• Assistance in issuing green/social bonds on the Exchange of the Astana International financial center
• Reimbursement/minimization of issuers' expenses related to the placement of green/social bonds on the Exchange of the Astana International financial center
• Development of a mandatory external review for green/social bonds in the Second-Party Opinion format
• Negotiations with potential investors on their possible participation in the placement of green/social bonds.

Green/social bonds – these are debt securities issued for the purpose of attracting funds to finance projects that bring environmental/social benefits.

Advantages of issuing green/social bonds for the emitter:

• Increased investment demand;
• Raising capital in a crisis;
• Attracting a new wide group of investors;
• Additional PR bonuses and reputation improvement;
• Opportunity to combine long-term investment projects with long-term strategies of investors.

Advantages of issuing green/social bonds for investors:

• Opportunity to invest in green projects and socially significant activities;
• Transparency and accountability of investments;
• Comparable profitability with other investments with benefits for the environment and additional PR bonuses;
• Compliance with obligations as PRI signatories or responsible investor status.

Our contact:

Manas Gijduaniyev

Director of business development

+7(7172)64-73-88

+7(775)99-078-00