In January 2009, corporate bonds trades volume on KASE, including STF RFCA increased by 3.1 times and made up KZT38.5 bn. ($317.0 m.)

/KASE, February 12, 09/ - In January 2009, corporate bonds trades volume on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)*, including the Special Trading Floor of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty (STF RFCA), made up KZT38.5 bn. (equivalent of USD317.0 m.) and increased relative to January 2008 by 3.09 times (by 3.07 times in USD). In comparison with the previous month (December 2008) the monthly volume of trades in corporate bonds on KASE*, including STF RFCA, decreased by 23.2 % (by 23.6 % in USD). The table below shows the trades volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in January 2009, and comparative data of the last year similar month and the previous month (in the purchasing-selling sector deals on bonds placement may be concluded). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Placement sector Purchasing-selling sector Total* ----------------- ------------------------- ------------------- Year, month m. KZT th. USD m. KZT th. USD m. KZT th. USD -------------- ------- -------- ----------- ------------ -------- --------- 2009, I 4,848.6 40,071.2 33,604.2 269,958.0 38,452.8 317,029.2 -------------- ------- -------- ----------- ------------ -------- --------- Total 4,848.6 40,071.2 33,604.2 269,958.0 38,452.8 317,029.2 Inc., STF RFCA 0 0 85.3 703.3 85.3 703.3 -------------- ------- -------- ----------- ------------ -------- --------- 2008, I 0 0 12,425.9 103,289.9 12,425.9 103,289.9 trend, % Х Х +170.4 +168.1 +209.5 +206.9 -------------- ------- -------- ----------- ------------ -------- --------- 2008, XII 0 0 50,080.1 415,109.2 50,080.1 415,109.2 trend, % Х Х -32.9 -33.3 -23.2 -23.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * excluding deals on repo transactions market. [2009-02-12]