Forbes Media announced Thursday that it will roll out its 18th local-language edition, Forbes Kazakhstan, in partnership with United Media Group.
The new edition launches in the Russian language, with distribution throughout Kazakhstan. The editor-in-chief of Forbes Kazakhstan, Maxim Semelyak, previously held various senior level positions, as editor of Tatler Russia and the Russian financial newspaper Vedomosti.
Editorial content will consist of local business stories combined with content gleaned from the U.S. edition of Forbes, with a distribution of 10,000 copies.
Forbes Television and Licensing President Miguel Forbes stated: “Forbes Kazakhstan is an important addition to our growing footprint in the region.”
Forbes also has licensed editions in Africa, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Latvia, Middle East, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.
