A round table was held in Bishkek focusing on the integration of the Kyrgyz brokerage company Royal Pure Gold with the international trading platform ITS. This event marks a significant expansion of opportunities for local investors, opening access to global capital markets.
Participants in the discussion noted that connecting to the ITS platform provides new horizons for investment, including the ability to purchase shares of foreign companies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other financial instruments through a local broker. Previously, to buy foreign securities, citizens of Kyrgyzstan had to open accounts with foreign brokers and go through complicated procedures.
The goal of the integration with ITS is to simplify access to international investment instruments. The brokerage company is developing its digital infrastructure, including the Calian Invest platform for working with foreign securities and Calian Exchange for operations with digital assets. The technical integration is expected to be completed by April, with the launch of the mobile application scheduled for July. This will allow financial institutions to serve their clients through the new infrastructure. According to representatives of ITS, this platform is an international trading system of the MTF format, registered in the Astana International Financial Centre, and provides access to over 3,000 stocks and more than 300 ETFs, including assets from the USA, Europe, and Asia. The ITS operating model is based on B2B: licensed brokers and banks connect to the system to provide access to their clients. Trading sessions continue for up to 18 hours a day, allowing investors to conduct transactions with foreign securities during daytime hours. According to ITS data, participants in the system are represented in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, with daily trading volumes reaching 100 million dollars. There is also a growing interest from banks and brokers in Kyrgyzstan to connect to the platform.
Round table participants emphasized that the development of such infrastructure not only contributes to the expansion of investment opportunities but also to asset diversification and further integration of Kyrgyzstan into the international financial system.
