Natia Turnava, Governor of the National Bank of Georgia, held a meeting with Renat Bekturov, Governor of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), and a delegation from the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA). The Kazakh delegation is visiting Georgia as part of the Tbilisi Finance Summit.

During the meeting, the parties discussed deepening financial cooperation between Georgia and Kazakhstan, developing capital markets, and strengthening financial ties between the two countries.

Natia Turnava highlighted the development dynamics of Georgia’s capital market, the growth of the corporate bond market, and the expansion of investment opportunities. Discussions also covered cooperation among the National Bank of Georgia, the Astana International Financial Centre, and the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), including efforts to facilitate mutual access to securities markets.

Notably, cooperation between the National Bank of Georgia and AFSA has been ongoing for years. The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the parties provides for supervisory cooperation and information exchange, while the new framework for mutual access to securities markets aims to advance financial services and market cooperation between Georgia and the Astana International Financial Centre.

The meeting participants expressed their readiness to deepen future cooperation and develop joint initiatives.

The meeting was also attended by Talgat Aduov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Georgia.

The meeting with the Kazakh delegation was also attended by Ekaterine Mikabadze, First Vice Governor of the NBG, as well as David Abesadze, Head of the Securities Market Supervision Department, and Giorgi Edilashvili, Head of the International Relations Department.