Official partner of the Union of Project Managers of Kazakhstan — the only PMI partner in the CIS
Company
About
Smart Asian Business Relations — a support instrument for the growth of your business. Raising finance, technology transfer and adoption, development of international business ties, engagement with government authorities and support of investment initiatives in Central Asia.
Mission
Supporting business growth in Central Asia through investment, modern management practice and international cooperation.
The founder and director of the company is Olzhas Ryskeldi. Full biography →
01 / Foundations
Legal details
The company was registered in 2025. The experience behind our competence was accumulated by the team earlier — in national development institutions, international organisations and consulting.
- Full name
- Limited Liability Partnership “SMART ASIAN BUSINESS RELATIONS”
- Short name
- SABR LLP
- BIN
- 250640030182
- Date of registration
- Principal activity (OKED)
- Business and management consultancy
- Registered address
- Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Yesil district, 12/2 Dinmukhamed Konayev St., office 51, 010000
02 / Expertise
Team experience
An expert team with over 15 years of experience in investment and international projects. Projects were supported through the full cycle — from design to commissioning.
03 / Advantages
Why clients work with us
- 01 In-depth knowledge of the Kazakhstani and Central Asian market
- 02 An expert team with over 15 years of experience in investment and international projects
- 03 Established relationships with government institutions and major corporations
- 04 A flexible model of cooperation — from one-off services to a long-term strategic partnership
04 / Credentials
Partnerships and accreditations
Partner of the International Centre for Business Cooperation 中国合作中心
Preparation of documentation and engagement with development institutions: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Eurasian Development Bank, Development Bank of Kazakhstan, Industrial Development Fund, DAMU, QazInnovations.
05 / People
Team
Olzhas Ryskeldi
Founder and director
PhD (Economics) · MBA, The University of Edinburgh · MSc in Finance · PMP
Chinese — HSK 7 of 8, English — IELTS 6. 18 years of experience.
Alexey Tsekhovoy
Advisor
Project management and methodology: review of project decisions, training of project teams, academic support for investment initiatives
Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor. President of the Union of Project Managers of the Republic of Kazakhstan (SPM RK) — an Authorized Training Partner of the Project Management Institute (PMI). First Vice-President and CEO of the International Academy of Informatization (MAIN). Initiator of the master's and doctoral programmes in project management in Kazakhstan. Over half a century in science and higher education
Yerlan Dukembayev
Director of digitalisation
Digitalisation of government and corporate processes, deployment of artificial intelligence solutions, IT project management
Director of the digitalisation department at the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2024 — February 2026). Previously — head of the digitalisation project office at the Akimat of Pavlodar Region, director of the consulting department at an IT company. Government information systems: the 112 and 109 unified emergency dispatch services, the registers of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the “Shekteu” unified debtor database. Over 15 years of experience
Almas Idrissov
Director of legal support and financial control
Legal support of projects, financial control and audit, engagement with government authorities, foreign trade regulation
Doctor of Law (PhD), Master of Laws, Master of Economic Sciences, Master of Audit (Nanjing Audit University, PRC). Chief consultant — state auditor at the Supreme Audit Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2022 — December 2025). Previously — deputy director of the foreign trade development department at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. ACCA IPSAS, PRINCE2, certified professional accountant. Chinese — HSK 3. Over 20 years of experience
刘和平 · Liu Heping
Partner, representative in the PRC
Director of the International Centre for Business Cooperation of central China. Represents the interests of SABR clients before the Chinese side and conducts negotiations in person
More than twenty-five years in the civil service of Shanxi province, adviser to the provincial governor. Representative offices — Taiyuan and Beijing. More about our work in China →
The projects were delivered by the SABR team, including during its work in national development institutions and before the company was founded.
06 / Contact
Let us discuss your project
The initial consultation on an investment project is free of charge. We reply within one business day.