1. BANKING AND CORE SERVICES
International retail chains have been slow
to enter the Kazakh market, but high- € €
quality retail developments are providing €
new opportunities. Clare Nuttall and
Serik Jaxylyk report
Above: the impressive Mega
Center shopping complex in
Almaty is one of many successful
mall developments in the city
Opposite page: the shopping
demands of Kazakhstan’s
emerging middle class has
boosted the presence of
international brands
