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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Astana International Financial Centre<br />
| industry = [[Financial Services]]<br />
| foundation = 2018 (planned launch)<br />
| location = Astana, Kazakhstan<br />
| homepage = http://www.aifc.kz/<br />
| key_people = [[Kairat Kelimbetov]] (Governor)<br />
| logo = File:AIFC Logo.jpg<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC)''' is a planned financial free zone located in [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]. It was first announced by the President of Kazakhstan [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] on 21 May 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://astanatimes.com/2015/05/nazarbayev-announces-astana-international-financial-centre-addresses-economic-challenges-at-aef/|title=Nazarbayev Announces Astana International Financial Centre, Addresses Economic Challenges at AEF|website=Astana Times|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref> and is scheduled to come into operation on 1 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Plans for new Astana financial centre approved|url=http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=483715632&Country=Kazakhstan&topic=Economy&subtopic=Outlook|website=The Economist: Intelligence Unit|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Independent jurisdiction ==<br />
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The centre will have its own legal systems based on the principles and rules of English law. Foreign judges will be invited to sit in the centre's courts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Creation of Astana International Financial Centre|url=http://www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2015/september/11/creation-of-astana-international-financial-centre|website=Dentons|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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{{quote |text=Justice based on English law in AIFC will be rendered by independent AIFC`s Courts. International level judges of AIFC`s Court will have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between the AIFC’s participants, Bodies and/or their foreign employees, disputes relating to operations carried out in the AIFC and regulated by the law of the AIFC, disputes transferred to the AIFC’s courts by agreement of the parties, except criminal and administrative proceedings. |source=Astana International Finance Centre (official website)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aifc.kz/|title=Astana International Finance Centre}}</ref>}}<br />
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== Location ==<br />
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The centre will take over the grounds of [[Expo 2017]] once the Expo is complete.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://astanatimes.com/2015/10/astana-international-financial-centre-to-cement-capitals-place-in-global-finance/|title=Astana International Financial Centre to Cement Capital's Place in Global Finance|website=Astana Times|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://Official%20Website http://www.aifc.kz/]<br />
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