/REPEAT/ ANNOUNCEMENT: On March 30-31 Astana hosts National Forum "Corporate Governance: new insight into investment potential of Kazakhstan"

/KASE, March 28, 16, March 15, 16 news repeat/ – On March 30-31, 2016 Astana will host the National Forum "Corporate Governance: a new insight into the investment potential of Kazakhstan". International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Samruk-Kazyna Corporate University are the organizers of the event. The General Partner is Sovereign Wealth Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" JSC; the partners are Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Atameken", Baiterek Holding, Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan and Republican Public Association "Kazakhstan Bar Association, College of Commercial Lawyers". The forum program includes plenary sessions, roundtables, training sessions on the following topics: - Key transformation processes taking place in the corporate governance system; - New management trends; - How to strengthen market transparency; - Investment protection and innovations creation mechanisms; - Important initiatives of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan to improve the country's investment appeal; - Corporate governance in the strategic management of Kazakhstan development institutions; - Kazakhstan stock market prospects in the context of globalization. The leaders of organizations actively developing corporate governance in Kazakhstan such as the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, KASE, Sovereign Wealth Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" JSC, Baiterek NMH JSC, National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Atameken", public and private companies, representatives of international organizations were invited to participate in the Forum. The participation fee on the first forum day is KZT75,000, the second day – KZT20,000 (KZT10,000 for those participating on the first day). Venue: March 30, 2016 – Radisson SAS Hotel, 4 Sary Arka St., March 31, 2016 – Samruk-Kazyna Corporate University, 8 Kunayev, Block Б, 22th floor. Please visit www.skcu.kz/cgforum2016 to sign up and get more information, you may as well contact our forum coordinator Bakhytgul Tuleshova: tel.: +7 (7172) 97 57 60 (ext 105), CGForum@skcu.kz If you have any inquiries regarding participation in the exhibition "Instruments of Corporate Management" please contact Aigul Yamaltdinova: tel.: +7 (7172) 97 57 54 (ext 245), Yamaltdinova@skcu.kz Madina Zhanuzakova is the contact regarding the event speakers and sponsors: tel. +7 (727) 3778301, MZhanuzakova@ifc.org [2016-03-28]