Uzbekistan, a double-landlocked country with almost 35 million people, has been actively promoting the South and Central Asia rail link that will go through its war-torn neighbour Afghanistan, giving it access to the ports of Karachi, Gwadar and Qasim.

Turlov aims to gradually reduce his share in the company’s stock to below 50 percent, in order to attract more, larger investments, particularly from the U.S.

Ramil Mukhoryapov’s company, Chocofamily Holding, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Once a small start-up, Chocofamily is now one of Kazakhstan’s largest e-commerce companies.