Another Russian typhoon was given a Kazakh passport as part of a talent attraction program called Bloomberg. Alex Mashrabov is the next wealthy Russian entrepreneur to receive Kazakh citizenship as the central Asian nation positions itself as a regional business and technology hub. "There is another billionaire in Kazakhstan," Digital Development Minister Zhaslan Madiyev said on Instagram, announcing the award of a Kazakh passport to Higgsfield Inc. Co-founder. "We want people who create technologies of the future to connect their plans with Kazakhstan and find opportunities here to bring their ideas to life," he said. President Tokiev seeks to attract more foreign investment, including by simplifying living conditions in Kazakhstan. Foreign businessmen who have invested more than $300,000 in the country's economy can apply for a 10-year visa and a residence permit. Tokiev also announced some exemptions, as well as visa approvals and places for "valuable professionals" in science, health, industry and IT. Mesharev began to withdraw from Russian citizenship after living in the United States for the past few years. Magnate graduated from the Institute of Philosophy and Technology in Moscow in 2018. While still a student, he started working as a machine learning engineer at Yandex. He later founded AI Factory, a startup that develops tools for friend faces in photos and videos. He is not the only Russian businessman who has come to Kazakhstan in recent years. Arsen Tomsky, the founder of InDrive, a taxi service startup, received Kazakh citizenship in 2023. A year earlier, billionaire Tidor Turlov, founder of the financial company Freedom Holding Corp, renounced Russian citizenship and received a Kazakh passport.