Interest rate for the 2nd coupon period on the 2st issue bonds of BTA Ipoteka JSC (Kazakhstan) is 8.40% APR

/KASE, April 18, 05/ - BTA Ipoteka JSC (Almaty) has informed Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) by the official letter about the fact that interest rate on its second issue bonds (KZ2CKY10B257; KASE's official "A" listing category, BTAIb2; KZT1.00, KZT1,500.0 m.; Oct 21, 04 - Oct 21, 14, semi-annual inflation indexed coupon rate) for the second coupon period is set to 8.40% APR (7.1%+1.3%) of bond's face value. In previous coupon period the coupon rate on bonds of BTA Mortgage JSC of this issue was 9.00%APR. [2005-04-18]