8legs: Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan expands state-backed lending and private support to scale women-led SMEs across sectors.
EBRD partners with banks to improve finance access and provide advisory services to women-led SMEs.
Astana Hub supports female founders with digital training and accelerators to scale projects.
DAMU fund has financed thousands of projects since 2007 to help women scale operations.
Programs target rural and vulnerable groups with tailored finance and mentoring.
New sector councils aim to institutionalise support for female entrepreneurs.
Growth areas include IT, services, retail, and education with rising female-led digital startups.
Examples of success include Leila Irsaliyeva’s catering firm scaling and diversifying.
Central Asia’s female entrepreneurs benefit from regional advisory and market access.
Experts cite ongoing barriers: finance access, gender bias, and rural concentration.

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The Wow Family Circus gained viral attention on TikTok with over 1 million followers and hundreds of millions of views for their acrobatic family performances.
Zara, now eight, showed early talent at age five, prompting the parents to include her in the circus routines.
The family describes their acts, including a hair-hanging trick, as challenging and painful but mastered with patience and practice.
Parents say their goal is to show that kids can do anything regardless of size, age, skin color, or nationality.
The Wow Family Circus has spent months refining routines with the three children: Zara, Iliana, and Tagir, while planning future stage appearances.
The family emphasizes a supportive, close-knit dynamic as they perform together on social media and live stages.
Ilya Kotenyov trained with Cirque du Soleil in Montreal, while Regina performed in an acrobatic trio before the audience of their viral acts.
The top routines include an 'iron jaw kiss' act, where one performer suspends the other in midair.
The family has also addressed the potential for Zara to perform solo tricks on aerial straps in future tours.
The article notes the family’s intention to inspire viewers by showing that 'the kids don’t have a limit' across cultures.

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