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Shaimerden Chikanayev attended the 10th Anniversary UNCITRAL RCAP
Shaimerden Chikanayev attended the 10th Anniversary UNCITRAL RCAP – University of Macau Joint Conference 2023 in Macau, co-organized by UNCITRAL: Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific and the University of Macau, Faculty of Law.
Shaimerden Chikanayev has contributed to the De Gruyter Handbook of Energy Law in the Low-Carbon Transition
In this Handbook of Energy Law in the Low-Carbon Transition, scholars from 6 continents and 19 countries discuss practical ways forward and
aim to move forward the transition on a global scale. Shaimerden's chapter on the role of the natural gas in the energy transition is featured in this new volume edited by Bellantuono Giuseppe, Lee Godden, Hanri Mostert, Hannah Wiseman and Hao Zhang
Towards a Common Gas Market: The Reform and Integration of the Domestic Natural Gas Markets of the Eurasian Economic Union
Shaimerden's article explores progress made by the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in designing and implementing its common gas market and examines the different attitudes of Russia and Kazakhstan to the reform of their domestic gas markets, and the effect of such reforms on the energy security and energy transition in this region
The Business Forum focusing on investment opportunities in Kazakhstan took place in Hong Kong 
April 21, 2023, the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Hong Kong and Macao SAR’s, PRC in conjunction with the China Hong Kong International Business Association, arranged a business forum in Hong Kong for the first time in the last 6 years. 
GRATA International ranked by Legal 500 EMEA 2023 as a top law firm in Europe, Middle East, and Africa
On April 12, 2023, Legal 500, a global legal directory, released its rankings of leading law firms and lawyers in Europe, Middle East and Africa - Legal 500 EMEA 2023. The rankings reveal that GRATA International has maintained its success from the previous year, with strong rankings in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Public-Private Partnership as a Legal Concept and its Features in the Civil Law of the Russian Federation and Central Asian Countries and Issues Related to Due Qualification of the Public-Private Partnership Contract
Research Institute of Private Law of Caspian University and Kazakhstan International Arbitration published the second issue of the collection of scientific papers "Actual problems of private law" edited by M.K. Suleimenov. The collection includes an article by Chikanaev Shaimerden titled "Formation and development of the institute of public-private partnership in the civil law of Central Asian countries and Russia.
Partner of GRATA International took part in the International PPP Conference in Bishkek
On October 5-6, 2022, an international conference on PPP was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in a hybrid format (offline / online).
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The Renewable Energy Law Review: Kazakhstan 2022
The Renewable Energy Law Review provides an in-depth overview of the policies, legal structures and state of play in the renewable energy industry globally. It offers a wide-ranging guide to the legal frameworks and current status and challenges in structuring, financing and investing in renewable energy projects in key jurisdictions worldwide.
The Energy Regulation and Markets Review
Kazakhstan is a major producer of all fossil fuels (coal, crude oil and natural gas) and of uranium. Revenues from oil exports make up the bulk of Kazakhstan’s budget, therefore Kazakhstan is now seeking new routes for the export of oil to Europe bypassing Russia. 
Shaimerden Chikanaev, Partner of GRATA International Kazakhstan held a webinar jointly with Bestprofi
On April 11, 2022, a webinar on: The Institute of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the civil law of Russia and Central Asian countries and the problem of qualifying a PPP agreement was held in cooperation with Bestprofi.