Subsidairy Bank Sberbank or Russia (Kazakhstan) successfully disbuses funds within program for support and development of small and middle businesses

04.05.09 16:18
/KASE, May 4, 09/ - Subsidiary Bank Sber bank of Russia (Almaty), bonds of which are listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided KASE with a press release dated April 30, 2009: Quotation beginning SB Sberbank informs on most successful projects financed within the third tranche of the state program for support and development of small and middle businesses implemented jointly with fund DAMU. Having made a decision to develop small and middle businesses, SB Sberbank is thoroughly considering each request, paying most attention to timeliness, meaning and prospect of a credited project. SB Sberbank is stating that each business credited within the Program is contributing much to stabilization of economy in the Republic of Kazakhstan. ... Info on program implementation: SB Sberbank joined the third tranche of the anticrisis program of the DAMU fund, having signed a General agreement on allocation of KZT6,000 m. for financing of small and middle businesses. On April 29, 2009 SB Sberbank with the DAMU fund program approved decisions on crediting of 44 projects for a total of KZT3,900 m., of which KZT3,578 m. were disbursed. Industries received money as follows: industry - KZT428.7 m., agriculture - KZT243.4 m., trade - KZT2,781.0 m., other services - KZT124.9 m. We value very highly the anticrisis progam of the Kazakhstan Government and opportunites it opens for real economy sector. The Bank will guarantee individual approach to each borrower, assessing its business operation and development prospects. Press Service of SB Sberbank For details contact Tatyana Shevchenco tel. in Almaty: (727) 2500032, ext. 119, fax: (727) 2500063 +7 777 618 10 13 e-mail: tatyana.shevchenko@sberbank.kz Quotation end The full version of the press release is available at the KASE website at: http://www.kase.kz/files/emitters/TXBN/txbn_reliz_300409.pdf [2009-05-04]