On 5-7 September 2018, a IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum 2018 was held in Almaty.

Shaimerden Chikanaev, Partner, Head of the Banking and Finance Department of GRATA International law firm was among the panellist at the "Key pitfalls of PPP projects in the emerging markets: why do you need a strong legal team" session.

The Forum gathered managing partners, heads of practice, in-house lawyers, and other senior practitioners coming from, or interested in, the ECA region. Partners of GRATA International law firm Bakhyt Tukulov, Almat Daumov, Assel Ilyasova and Aigul Sabyr also attended the Forum.