Payment balance of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the fourth quarter of 2009 (preliminary estimate)

/IRBIS, March 31, 2010/ - The National Bank of Republic of Kazakhstan released information on payment balance of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the fourth quarter of 2009. Payment balance of Kazakhstan (USD m.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV quarter of 2009 III 2009 IV 2008 -------------------------------------- ------------------ -------- -------- Current account 705.6 -608.3 -205.9 Trade balance 6,178.1 4,903.9 5,365.4 export 14,023.6 12,424.2 15,264.9 import -7,845.5 -7,520.4 -9,899.5 Balance of services -1,537.2 -1,732.5 -1,486.7 export 1,035.2 1,200.8 1,118.4 import -2,572.3 -2,933.3 -2,605.1 Balance of salary of employment -337.2 -343.1 -351.5 Balance of investment profits -3311.0 -3,146.2 -3447.7 Reserves and assets' premium of the National Fund of Kazakhstan 176.5 200.6 273.6 Balance of investment revenues -124.9 -145.6 -111.1 Balance of current transfers -287.0 -290.4 -285.4 Transaction account with 1,077.8 2,407.0 4,435.8 capital and finance Balance of capital transaction account -13.3 -21.1 -16.0 Direct investments 2,827.4 2,658.3 3,978.6 Foreign direct investments -637.7 -1,503.7 -1,289.2 direct investments in Kazakhstan 3,465.1 4,162.0 5,267.8 Portfolio investments 163.8 -618.1 -3,137.6 assets -49.7 -719.6 -2,174.2 liabilities 213.5 101.5 -963.5 Derivatives -81.6 -108.2 23.9 Mid- and long-term loans and credits -163.4 184.7 299.6 assets 801.4 12.5 -1,044.7 liabilities -964.9 172.1 1,344.4 Other short-term capital* -1,655.1 311.5 3,287.3 Reserve assets of National Bank -2,202.4 -1,755.7 2,161.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Mistakes and omissions including [2010-03-31]