About
About CntrBiz-CA
CntrBiz-CA is an international business platform operating at the intersection of business support, investment engagement, GR communications, and market access across Central Asia.
Leadership
Founded in 2014. Built on 25 years of experience.
CntrBiz-CA was founded on a simple premise: operating in Central Asia should not require a decade of local learning. We have already done that learning. Now we put it to work for you.
Over ten years we have grown from a regional advisory firm into a multi-sector operating platform — covering export support, market entry consulting, trading, manufacturing localization and digital commerce — all from our base in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
We are not parachuted-in consultants. We live here. We operate here. We are accountable here.
Director and founder
Amir Urissov
Director, CntrBiz-CA · Almaty, Kazakhstan
- · 25+ years in business
- · In-house team
- · Central Asia specialist
Track record
- 2014 — presentDirector, CntrBiz-CA, Almaty
- 2022 — presentExecutive Director, Gas Motor Association of Kazakhstan
- 2019 — 2021Executive Director, NIPO Standard
- 2006 — 2011CIS Representative, UK-based engineering company
- 2006 — 2010Member, Asia-Pacific NGV Association
- 1998Started in business — engineer, Uzbekistan
Operating principles
ESG as a strategic discipline, not a checkbox
Responsible practice is the foundation of long-term value in Central Asia. We embed it into deal structuring, counterparty selection and supply-chain design.
- Environment
- Lower-carbon logistics routes, support for decarbonization in transport and industry, and preference for renewable producers in our trading flows.
- Social
- Local employment, technology transfer and supplier-ecosystem development through our Invest & Produce in Kazakhstan programme.
- Governance
- Verified counterparties, full sanctions compliance, transparent deal structuring to international documentation standards.