Kazakhstan: Richest Country in Central Asia (Asia Frontier Capital)

As part of Asia Frontier Capital’s continuing on the ground research, Scott Osheroff, Chief Investment Officer of the AFC Uzbekistan Fund, traveled to Kazakhstan to visit existing and prospective portfolio companies.

There is nothing quite like spending the early days of spring in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The old capital of the country before Nursultan Nazarbayev, the former President, relocated it to Astana (recently renamed Nursultan), it is a Soviet city with modestly wide streets and well maintained and renovated Soviet architecture which makes the city remarkably charming, especially among the copious trees which line every street, providing a “neighborhood feel.” READ MORE

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