Ташкент станет финансовым хабом Центральной Азии? Разбор крупнейшей сделки Узбекистана на $2,8 млрд.

The general partner of the issue is MONIX. MONIX is a fintech app for those who want to manage their money their way. MONIX — everything you want. Follow the link: https://clck.ru/3N73tL — On May 18, an event occurred that had never happened in Uzbekistan since its independence: the country entered the international capital market for the first time through an IPO of UzNIF, and investor demand reached $2.8 billion, with the offering volume at $604 million. What did global investors see in Uzbekistan? Why did BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Redwheel, and other major global investment funds participate in the deal? And what does this deal mean for the country's economy, the stock market, and ordinary citizens? The guest of the issue is Karen Srapionov, Investment Director of UzNIF (Uzbek National Investment Fund). In this conversation, we discuss how UzNIF prepared for its IPO and why the preparations took years, although the deal itself was completed in less than a year. We also discuss how meetings with international investors unfolded, and why demand was several times higher than expected. We also discuss how an IPO works, what oversubscription is, why the fund's shares rose after the offering, the role of BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and how the capital market can influence the development of state-owned companies in Uzbekistan. Finally, we discuss the future: new IPOs of state-owned companies, Uzbekistan Airways, the Tashkent International Financial Center (TIFC), the country's investment rating, and the key question for the coming years: whether Tashkent can become a financial hub for Central Asia. In this episode of Kind of Smart, Arthur Yugai speaks with Karen Srapionov, Chief Investment Officer of UzNIF (Uzbek National Investment Fund), about one of the most important financial events in Uzbekistan's modern history. Uzbekistan completed its first international public offering through UzNIF, attracting $2.8 billion in investor demand against a $604 million offering. The conversation explores why global investors such as BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Redwheel participated, how the deal was structured, what investors see in Uzbekistan's economy, and why this transaction could become a turning point for the country's capital markets. They also discuss IPOs, stock markets, corporate governance, state-owned enterprises, investment reforms, financial literacy, future privatizations, Uzbekistan Airways, and the ambition of turning Tashkent into a regional financial hub. — Watch short clips from all episodes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindofsmart... Arthur's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_arthury... Telegram channel: https://t.me/kindofsmart — 00:00 — Intro 02:47 "We've been waiting for this for 30 years." Uzbekistan IPO News 08:34 What is UzNIF in simple terms 12:32 Every resident of Uzbekistan is already using these companies 19:17 The first international IPO in the country's history 22:42 "I immediately knew it would be a major success" 23:22 How Uzbekistan convinced global investors 36:01 Demand of $2.8 billion versus supply of $604 million 38:26 Why BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Redwheel were involved in the deal 39:36 Why did shares rise 40% in one day 44:02 What does this deal mean for Uzbekistan? What was the distribution between Tashkent and London? 48:42 Thousands of Uzbeks bought shares for the first time 52:04 Which companies will go public next? 59:14 Will Tashkent become a financial hub for Central Asia? — #KindOfSmart #Uzbekistan #UzNIF #IPO #BlackRock #FranklinTempleton #investments #stockmarket #capitalmarket #Uzbekistaneconomy #Tashkent #Uzbekistan #financialliteracy #stocks #stockexchange #investor #finance #UzbekistanIPO #CentralAsia