Community Development

Freedom Holding Corp. released its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing ESG investments of 27.87 billion tenge ($57.6 million USD) across its operating regions. Key areas include education/technology (AI facility, Fintech Bootcamp), sports/healthy lifestyles (football complex), social/infrastructure projects (flood relief, theater reconstruction), and environmental projects (COP29, Aral Sea restoration). The company emphasizes youth development, gender balance, and strategic achievements like the UN SDG Regional Office in Almaty. Freedom Holding provides financial services in 21 countries and is listed on NASDAQ, KASE, and AIX.

Atico Mining secured a 30-year concession for Colombia’s El Roble copper-gold mine, stabilizing operations until 2055 and releasing $10M worth of pledged copper concentrate for immediate liquidity. The deal resolves a $12M arbitration liability, with $3M paid and $10.7M deferred to 2025–2026, aligned with projected cash flows. It transitions regulatory terms to modern mining codes but adds community development and state compensation costs. CEO Ganoza emphasized the concession’s role in shifting focus to growth and exploration. Risks include copper price volatility and inflation-adjusted settlement increases. The mine remains central to Atico’s revenue amid Colombia’s evolving mining policies.