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The Banking and Finance team of GRATA International advised the EBRD on four risk-sharing framework deals
Marina Kahiani, Partner of the Banking and Finance team and Zarina Kabashova, Associate advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on four risk-sharing framework deals in 2023. The signing took place at EBRD's annual meeting on 17 May 2023 in Samarkand. 
Battle of the Titans in the Astana International Financial Centre Court
The Partners of GRATA International (Askar Konysbayev and Baizhan Bekzhanov) and the London office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (Partner Roman Khodykin, Senior Associate Nadia Hubbuck and Associate Elena Matlak) successfully participated in the largest to date (worth over USD 330 million) case in the history of the Astana International Financial Centre Court ("AIFC Court") between shareholders of one of Kazakhstan's largest oil companies.
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GRATA International participated at the 2023 Annual AmCham Awards Gala in Astana
GRATA International, a longstanding corporate member of AmCham, received an invitation to participate in the 2023 Annual AmCham Awards Gala.
GRATA International is an official partner of the Franco-Kazakhstan Decarbonization Forum
On June 7, 2023, in Astana, at Nazarbayev University, the Franco-Kazakhstan Forum will be hosted in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France-Kazakhstan.
GRATA International will participate at the 13th Astana Mining & Metallurgy Congress 
On June 1-2, 2023, the 13th Astana Mining & Metallurgy Congress will be held in Astana.
The first offline meeting of the “Banking & Finance” Committee in Uzbekistan
From May 16th to 18th, the city of Samarkand hosted the annual meeting and business forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), attracting representatives from various countries. The main objective of the event was to engage in discussions on critical matters related to economic development and investments.
The Atyrau branch of GRATA International jointly with the British Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan and Petrocouncil held a business breakfast
The Atyrau branch of GRATA International, represented by Partner and director Zaira Sarsenova, jointly with the British Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan and Petrocouncil, the Council for the Development of Strategic Partnerships in the Oil and Gas Industry, held a business breakfast on the topic of liability of legal entities for environmental offenses.
Partner of Astana office at GRATA International took part in the 14th meeting of the Kazakh-German Business Council
On May 16, 2023, the 14th meeting of the Kazakh-German Business Council on the topic: "New Kazakhstan - new opportunities for cooperation" was held in Astana.
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