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The Secretariat of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD), has prepared an updated profile of the Association. The document includes information about AECSD, its goals, and its functions. The AECSD Profile is a unique document which contains general information about the stock market specifics of AECSD member countries, about key events, terms for servicing financial instruments, and transactions and settlements, as well as information disclosure requirements Read more »
On 16 December 2025, the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories hosted a webinar titled "Legal Issues and Technologies". Participants discussed recent developments in international regulation and technological solutions implemented by central securities depositories across various countries. Dr. Ekrem Arikan, Chairman of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories and the World Financial Forum (WFC), and Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Central Securities Depository, delivered the welcoming address Read more »
On 26 November 2025, the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) held an online webinar on Operational Issues and New Services. The webinar provided a forum for Association members to share their experiences, discuss current issues in the depository sector, and present new products and services being developed this year Read more »
With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of Aziza Yuldasheva, former President of the Central Depository JSC of the Kyrgyz Republic and a distinguished leader in the financial markets, on 14 November 2025. Aziza will be remembered as a wise and steadfast professional whose dedication profoundly shaped the development of Kyrgyzstan’s depositary infrastructure and strengthened confidence in the region’s financial systems. Her leadership in fostering international collaboration, facilitating knowledge exchange, and advancing best practices among central depositories across Eurasia left an enduring legacy that continues to inspire us. The Chair, the Secretariat, and all members of AECSD extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues, and offer our full solidarity to the entire team at the Central Depository JSC of the Kyrgyz Republic. Her wisdom, integrity, and unwavering commitment remain a guiding example for all who had the privilege to work alongside her Read more »
Almaty, September 23, 2025: The General Meeting of the Association of Central Depositories of Eurasia (AECSD) was held on the margins of the World Forum of Central Depositories (WFC) organized by Kazakhstan's Central Depository. Members of AECSD discussed the key issues related to the development of the Association, furthering the agenda of an extraordinary general meeting held in Moscow in May 2025.The participants focused on the discussions of the plans for international activities development and strengthening AECSD's positions globally, launch of the nomination process to the first Board of Directors, as well as of preliminary working group results on developing the media policy of the Association. At the meeting, expert webinars scheduled for November and December 2025 were announced. During these events, AECSD members plan to discuss amendments to the legislations of their countries, operational activities, introduction of new products to the market and other important issues significant for the financial infrastructure’s participants. The next AECSD’s annual general meeting is scheduled for April 2026 in Istanbul (Turkey) and will be held on the sidelines of the Summit of the Association, hosted by Turkey's Central Depository MKK. AECSD was established in 2004 and currently unites 16 central depositories from 15 Eurasian countries Read more »
Dear Esteemed Members of AECSD; It is a privilege to address you at this important moment for our Association. During the recent Forum and Extraordinary General Meeting in Moscow, we collectively endorsed a series of forward-looking measures like establishing an AECSD Board of Directors and modernizing our web-and-media policy Read more »
On 12-15 May 2025, the Forum of the Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) hosted by National Settlement Depository, part of the Moscow Exchange Group, took place in Moscow. The Forum brought together over one hundred guests from AECSD countries and other regions Read more »
It is with great sorrow we inform you that on December 22, 2024, Mr. Gaioz Sanadze, one of the founders of the AECSD, Deputy Director of the Central Securities Depository of Georgia, passed away. Mr Read more »
AECSD Annual educational seminar was held online on December 17-18, 2024 The seminar brought together more than 100 people, and speakers and listeners from more than 15 countries took part in the seminar, including representatives of the ADC member depositories and observers. The purpose of the seminar is to share experiences, improve knowledge about accounting systems models in other countries, and coordinate joint actions for the development and integration of financial markets. The topics of the seminar were relevant issues for the depository sector: service diversification, compliance and KYC, risk management and settlements Read more »
KCSD statistics for III quarter of 2024 Read more »
