TagKenes Rakishev

Kenes Rakishev is, despite his age, a veteran high-tech investor. His extensive background in mining and metal refinement businesses, however, allows him to create amazing synergies. This time it’s all about supplying the metals which are in high demand within battery maker business community. So Mr. Rakishev made a bold investment in developing nickel and cobalt ores of Kazakhstan to...

The new regional Forbes rating of Kazakhstani businessmen is out. How well do wealthiest people survive the cheap oil and natural gas? What changes are in the listing, who are the newcomers and whose fortune betrayed their owners? You can watch the entire drama here. We would like to describe Kenes Rakishev development this year. Kenes Rakishev is probably most widely known Kazakhstani...

While most countries now face a single threat, Kazakhstan faces three at once: food insecurity due to economic uncertainty and strict quarantine, virus outbreak and devastating floods in the southern Maktaaral district. Charities are working against the clock to help those in need.

With gold price rising month after month and the precious metals returning as a full-fledged reserve currency the competition for major mining operations rise. GV Gold – a full-cycle gold mining company is up for sale. And the race is tight, Talk Finance points out. Not everyone is still on pace. Chinese company Fosun is particularly unfortunate: it hasn’t managed to purchase any...

The National Bank of Kazakhstan Board permitted acquisition of the major Amanat insurance company by Fincraft Investment House. It was done by adopting the order #247 at December 23 2019. The National bank gives Fincraft a green light to get a major share in the Amanat insurance. With the same order the National Bank gave Fincraft the license to became the representative of the Amanat insurance...

The National bank has given Kenes Rakishev a permit to acquire the branch of Amanat insurance company. It will be incorporated into businessman’s own Fincraft Investment House. Amanat reported in the last days of December that the deal is on the way without disclosing further details.

The first successful reincarnation of voice synthesis and recognition started a race of giants, startups, research labs. Voice products are the thing: voice analysis allows a colossal input to the Big Data, it allows to fingerprint people even more precisely than with face recognition, it allows to get feedback on products and services. Voice recognition empowers an entire new level of...

Kenes Rakishev was elected Advisor for Investments to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan on June 27, 2019. Affirmed by Acting Foreign Minister Shakhrat Nuryshev, the appointment reflects Mr. Rakishev’s substantial contributions to building Kazakhstan’s economic potential.