Kazakhstan inter-bank currency market in August 2008

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 8, 08/ - IRBIS Information agency of financial markets (Almaty) has generalized the official information provided by the National Bank of Kazakhstan that is also published on Internet and the data of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on inter-bank currency market of Kazakhstan republic in August and July 2008. Results of such generalization are given in the tables below. Comparative data on volumes of foreign currency transactions made in Kazakhstan Interbank market in August 2008 and July 2008 (m. of currency units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ August: July: Trend: ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- USD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 12,388.9 12,388.9 9,478.2 9,478.2 +2,910.7 +2,910.7 Out of KASE: 7,829.0 8,006.0 7,658.0 8,075.0 +171.0 -69.0 incl. residents 5,654.0 5,654.0 5,716.0 5,716.0 -62.0 -62.0 incl. non-residents 2,175.0 2,352.0 1,942.0 2,359.0 +233.0 -7.0 Total 20,217.9 20,394.9 17,136.2 17,553.2 +3,081.7 +2,841.7 Share of KASE, % 68.7 68.7 62.4 62.4 +6.3 +6.3 ------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Rouble of the Russian Federation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KASE 56.0 56.0 77.1 77.1 -21.1 -21.1 Out of KASE: 442.0 160.0 600.0 142.0 -158.0 +18.0 INCL. RESIDENTS 127.0 127.0 106.0 106.0 +21.0 +21.0 INCL. NON-RESIDENTS 315.0 33.0 494.0 35.0 -179.0 -2.0 Total 498.0 216.0 677.1 219.1 -179.1 -3.1 Stake of KASE, % 30.6 30.6 42.1 42.1 -11.5 -11.5 ------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Euro ------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- KASE 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 -0.5 -0.5 Out of KASE: 18.0 18.0 51.0 49.0 -33.0 -31.0 INCL. RESIDENTS 17.0 17.0 48.0 48.0 -31.0 -31.0 INCL. NON-RESIDENTS 0 1.0 4.0 1.0 -4.0 0 Total 19.0 19.0 52.5 50.5 -33.5 -31.5 Stake of KASE, % 5.6 5.6 3.1 3.1 +2.5 +2.5 --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Comparable data on weighted average rates of transactions in foreign currencies on Kazakhstan inter-bank market in August and July 2008 (KZT per unit of foreign currency) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- August: July: Trend: ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Market sector purchase sale purchase sale purchase sale ------------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ USD ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 119.92 119.92 120.34 120.34 -0.42 -0.42 Out of KASE: 119.99 119.97 120.24 120.25 -0.25 -0.28 INCL. RESIDENTS 120.00 120.00 120.23 120.23 -0.23 -0.23 INCL. NON-RESIDENTS 119.97 119.90 120.27 120.30 -0.30 -0.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rouble of the Russian Federation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASE 4.96 4.96 5.16 5.16 -0.20 -0.20 Out of KASE: 4.97 4.94 5.15 5.14 -0.18 -0.20 INCL. RESIDENTS 4.93 4.93 5.14 5.14 -0.21 -0.21 INCL. NON-RESIDENTS 4.98 4.99 5.15 5.14 -0.17 -0.15 ------------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ Euro ------------------- -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ KASE 180.57 180.57 189.97 189.97 -9.40 -9.40 Out of KASE: 178.67 178.73 188.56 188.68 -9.89 -9.95 INCL. RESIDENTS 178.48 178.48 188.66 188.66 -10.18 -10.18 INCL. NON-RESIDENTS 187.18 182.54 187.36 189.33 -.18 -6.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information on exchange market is based on KASE data; the information on over-the-counter market is based on the National Bank's data. KASE market share is calculated by comparable operations, since non- residents of the Kazakhstan Republic may not operate on KASE. [2008-09-08]