Development Bank of Kazakhstan announces expansion of preferential car loan programme owing to KZT8 bn additional funds from National Fund

06.02.18 15:58
/KASE, February 6, 2018/ – Development Bank of Kazakhstan (Astana), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided the following press release to KASE: quote Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (subsidiary of the Baiterek National Management Holding JSC, hereinafter, the Bank, DBK) provided the third tranche of financial resources from the National Fund in the total amount of KZT8 bn to five second- tier banks (STBs) under the Preferential Car Loan Programme (hereinafter, the Programme). Halyk Bank, Eurasian Bank, subsidiary bank of Sberbank of Russia in Kazakhstan and Bank CentreCredit have received KZT1.875 bn each, subsidiary organization Bank VTB (Kazakhstan) received KZT500 mln. Current lending terms for Kazakh individuals for purchasing Kazakhstan-made motor vehicles are as follows: nominal interest rate not more than 4 percent per annum, loan term will be no more than 7 years, loan currency will be tenge, the cost of one unit of motor car will be no more than KZT15 mln. The amount of downpayment will be set by commercial banks at their own discretion. unquote Full version of the press release is posted on KASE website (in Russian) at – http://kase.kz/files/emitters/BRKZ/brkz_reliz_060218_1.pdf [2018-02-06]