During a 26–27 March working visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan, alongside the National Bank of Kazakhstan, held meetings with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) counterparts focused on capital markets cooperation, cross-border trading connectivity and emerging technology issues. Discussions with the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority reviewed trading results executed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) and the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) exchange via the UAE’s Tabadul digital exchange trading platform. An exchange with the UAE authority responsible for virtual asset regulation covered approaches to regulating digital financial assets and developing blockchain technologies, while a joint session with AIFC leadership and the administrations of ADGM and the Dubai Financial Services Authority addressed regulatory approaches for international financial centres, including operational and settlement arrangements within their jurisdictions. Separate meetings with ADX highlighted the importance of developing capital market infrastructure and increasing liquidity in exchange-traded instruments, and additional engagements with Mubadala, First Abu Dhabi Bank, BCG and Microsoft covered investment partnership prospects and infrastructure to support wider use of artificial intelligence in Kazakhstan’s financial market.

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