BANK CASPIAN (Kazakhstan) informs on results of First competition of public Fund Business Journalism Center BizMedia

/KASE, October 30, 08/ - BANK CASPIAN (Almaty), securities of which are traded in the official list of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided the press release: Quotation start October 29 results of the First Competition of Public Fund Business Journalism Center BizMedia among mass media and Kazakhstan business representatives were announced. Chairman of the Board of Kaspi Bank Mikhail Lomtadze won the Best Business Speaker nomination. Kaspi Bank also won the Best Press Service nomination. The winners of the Best Business Speaker nomination are: 1 place - Mikhail Lomtadze, Chairman of Board of Kaspi Bank; 2 place - Zhomart Ertaev, Chairman of Board of Eurasian Bank; 3 place - Grigoriy Marchenco, Chairman of Board of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan. Winners in Best Business-Edition, For Style, Best Business Journalist of Regional Media, Best Corporate Media nominations were announced and awarded. "Recognition of our press service by colleagues-journalists makes the awards very precious", - executive director for corporate communications of Kaspi Bank Larisa Pak says. - "Provision of operative, accurate and precise information for our colleagues through Media is a strategic priority. Our bank is opened, transparent, has a clear development strategy, and high-quality international shareholders. This helps not only to preserve, but to enforce trust of Kazakhstan citizens. And we want to speak on how the bank develops, which is going on the market, especially now, in a simple and clear way". The Expert Council comprised representatives of financial and real economy sectors, leaders of public and professional opinion, and distinguished experts and analysts. The Chairman of the Expert Council - Munavara Paltasheva, executive director of Kazakhstan Entrepreneur Forum; Deputy chairman - Tulegen Askarov, President of PF CBJ BizMedia; and Serik Akhanov, Chairman of the Council of Kazakhstan Financiers Association; Andrey Tsalyuk, KASE Vice-president; Adil Jalilov, President of PF MCJ MediaNet; Dosym Satpaev, Director of RAG, Nurlan Makhmudov, Director of Kazakhmys PLC Public Relations Department; Bakhytzhan Zhumalieva, journalist of information agency Prime-TASS; Malik Kushmukhanov, Chairman of Guardian Council of PF CBJ BizMedia. According to the President of PF CBJ BizMedia Tulegen Askarov, the First Competition of Public Fund Center for Business Journalism BizMedia among representatives of business Media of the country and Kazakhstan business has become an important public event, which allowed amid global financial crisis to strengthen interaction and understanding between business-journalists and entrepreneurs, facilitate professional growth and improve business related Media publications quality. For details contact: Botagoz Zhumanova Media Relations Head Tel.: 8 (7272) 501 800 (ext. 1376) E-mail: Zhumanova@bc.kz Mobile: +7 777 232 51 12 Quotation end [2008-10-31]