/Standard & Poor's, August 21, 12, August 14, 12 news repetition/ - Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services is pleased to invite you to its Kazakhstan event - a
conference covering a wide range of themes, including sovereigns, banks,
corporates, insurance, and structured and Islamic finance.
Join senior analysts as they discuss current developments, opportunities, and
challenges for Kazakhstan's economy. Topics include:
- Kazakhstan sovereign ratings and macroeconomic outlook.
- Eurozone crisis update.
- Kazakhstan's bond market: non-sovereign borrowers.
- Trends in Kazakhstan's banking industry.
- Bank industry country risk analysis (BICRA) for Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan's insurance sector.
- Islamic finance.
In addition we share our views on the creditworthiness of Kazakh infrastructure
companies and structured finance opportunities.
We are pleased to announce our guest keynote speakers will be:
- Mr. Hans Holzhacker, Chief Economist from ATF Bank
- Mr. Arnat Abzhanov, Member of the Board from Halyk Finance
The full conference agenda will be circulated shortly.
The event is complimentary and will be held in Almaty at the Intercontinental
Hotel ("Ablai Khan" conference room,181, Zheltoksan Street, Almaty) on Wednesday,
Sept. 5, 2012, from 8.30 until 13:30, followed by refreshments.
The event's language - Russian and English with synchronous interpreting.
Participation in the event is free of charge.
Please note: Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come,
first-served basis. Registration is necessary.
In order to register please go to link (for that purpose the URL below should be
copied and pasted into the browser's address line, delete space after the
"Cross-"):
http://ratings-events.standardandpoors.com/content/RU_EMEA_Cross-
Practice_5Sept_Alamty?elq=7e7e231b8cad4d119c402296de8de304
Should you have any further questions about this event please contact Elena
Bakhareva at: tel. +7 (495) 783-40-11;
e-mail: elena_bakhareva@standardandpoors.com
Olga Agafieva, tel. +7 (495) 783-40-23;
e-mail: olga_agafyeva@standardandpoors.com.
[2012-08-21]