KASE Together with the International Finance Corporation Held the Annual Trading Opening Ceremony Ring the Bell for Gender Equality

Monday, 6 March 2023

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On March 6, 2023, KASE together with the International Finance Corporation (hereinafter – the IFC) held the annual trading opening ceremony Ring the Bell for Gender Equality which featured a discussion on the subject “DigitALL: Women in Fintech.

The trading opening ceremony Ring the Bell for Gender Equality is designed to draw the attention of the global community to prospects for the development of gender inclusiveness and support for gender equality in the context of sustainable development policies and ESG principles.

The discussion on the subject “DigitALL: Women in FinTech” was held with the participation of leading experts in the field of digital technologies and fintech who discussed topics related to supporting gender inclusiveness in the context of development of digitalization and IT technologies.

Welcome speeches at the annual trading opening ceremony Ring the Bell for Gender Equality were held by Alina Aldambergen, Chairperson of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Madina Abylkassymova, Chairperson of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market, Elena Bakhmutova, Chairperson of the Board of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan (AFC), IFC Regional Manager for Central Asia, Cassandra Colbert, and Representative of the UN-Women in Kazakhstan Maria Dotsenko.

Discussion “DigitALL: Women in FinTech” at the international event featured the following speakers: Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Natalya Khoroshevskaya, CEO of Kazpost Digital and Advisor to the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan Assem Nurgalieva, Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Otbasy Bank JSC Elmira Raspekova, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Kazakhtelecom JSC Lyudmila Atamuratova, IT Managing Director of Halyk Finance JSC Assel Marchenko, Product Development Director of Beeline Kazakhstan Saltanat Januzakova, Team Lead for Automation of Business Processes of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Yulia Yakupova.

Umut Shayakhmetova, Chairperson of the Management Board of Halyk Bank JSC, and Maria Dotsenko, Representative of UN Women in Kazakhstan, opened the trading with a blow to the gong.

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Zhainar Sarzhakov spoke about the technique of conducting trades on KASE and traded instruments.

An event with a general agenda on gender inclusiveness was held on the eve of International Women’s Day.