Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories

The Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD) is a body that brings together a number of central securities depositories (CSDs) in 9 countries of the former Soviet Union as well as India, Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, South Korea, and Turkey. It was formed in Moscow in 2004, following a series of gathering of its would-be members in the previous three years. ^[1] It aims to promote coordination and exchange of information among its members. ^[2] A majority of its members (9 of 16) are simultaneously members of the Asia-Pacific Central Securities Depository Group, formed in 1997. ^[3]

Membership

As of early 2025, the membership of AECSD was as follows. ^[4]

• National Depository Center of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Central Depository of Armenia (CDA)
• Central Securities Depository of the Republic of Belarus
• Georgian Central Securities Depository (GCSD)
• National Securities Depository Limited of India (NSDL)
• Central Depository Services Limited of India (CDSL)
• Kazakh Central Securities Depository (KCSD)
• Central Depository of Kyrgyzstan
• National Settlement Depository of Russia (NSD)
• Central Securities Depository of Türkiye (MKK)
• Central Depository of Tajikistan
• Central Securities Depository of Uzbekistan
• Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia (KSEI)
• Central Securities Depository of Iran (CSDI)
• Mongolian Central Securities Depository (MCSD)
• Korea Securities Depository (KSD)

See also

• World Forum of Central Securities Depositories
• Financial market infrastructure

References

1. "About the Association". AECSD. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
2. "Member Associations". World Forum of CSDs. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
3. "Member List". ACG. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
4. "Association members". AECSD. Retrieved 7 March 2025.