The «Finance and Accounting» Department at the Higher School of Economics and Business announces that it held an international scientific and practical online conference on November 14^th, 2020 on the topic «Current realities of ensuring financial stability of organizations and countries in the conditions caused by the pandemic COVID-19».

The organization of this event was timed to celebrate the day of the national currency Tenge and aims to promote the development of the research potential of young scientists in the country, as well as effective exchange of views and best ideas between academic structures and the business community at the international level. Scientists from local and foreign academic circles, as well as business experts are invited to participate in the conference.

The speakers presented current business cases for addressing the impact of the pandemic (COVID-19) on all aspects of the functioning of the economy and its stability in the context of the need to provide anti-crisis and sanitary-epidemiological measures.

The speakers were:

for the section «Current state of the real economy and state measures to ensure financial stability in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic»:

• Fiscal implications of the pandemic in Europe - Petr Hajek, Ph.D., Vice-rector for research and international relations, European Institute of Applied Sciences and Management, Czech Republic
• Impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on higher education - Andekina Regina Ernstovna, Ph.D., associate professor, Turan-Astana University
• The fashion industry in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and transformation - Epanchintseva Svetlana Eduardovna, Ph.D, senior lecturer, Almaty Technological University
• Socio-economic consequences of the pandemic in the education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Zhanabayeva Gulnara Nurtasovna, the chief specialist at the Department for social and educational work and civic development, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan technical university
• Financial stability of the air-transportation business related to the pandemic Covid 19: the case of ‘Air Astana’ JSC - Sadvakassova Kamilla Gabitkyzy and Sabidullina Ademi Yerkinovna, 1^st year doctoral students specialized in "Finance"

for the section «Current issues of ensuring the stability of the financial market of Kazakhstan in the context of the pandemic»:

• Insurance industry in a pandemic: new challenges and opportunities - Filimonova Yelena Anatolievna, Doctor of Economics, Deputy Director of the insurance market and actuarial calculations Department of the Agency for regulation and development of the financial market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Current state of the banking sector in Kazakhstan: trends and prospects - Kassenova Gulmira Yessenovna, e.s.c., acting associate Professor of the Department of «Finance and Accounting»
• On the issue of further accelerated digitalization of the banking sector during the pandemic - Baitokov Marat Uahitovich, first Vice President, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association of banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan, t.s.c., Master of science in banking
• Measures taken by second-tier banks to regulate and stabilize the business process in the context of a global pandemic - Muratuly Beksultan, Chief specialist of Financial risks department at “Bank CenterCredit” JSC
• Key notes on impacts of COVID-19 on Kazakhstani banking sector - Arifioglu Abdurrahman Zeki and Birzhanova Aigerim Birzhanovna, 1^st year doctoral students specialized in «Finance»

The Organizing Committee of the conference are

• «Finance and Accounting» Department at the Higher School of Economics and Business: N. Syrlybayeva, D. Abisheva, G. Zhunissova, A. Nurmukhan., A. Kyzdarbekova;
• as well as the 1st-year doctoral students specialized in «Finance» of the same department

The video-recording of the conference can be accessed through the following link: https://youtu.be/lKZpvUvo7-0