Subsidiary of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan Halyk Finance wins four top Cbonds awards

/KASE, March 18, 13/ – Subsidiary of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan Halyk Finance (Almaty), the member of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided to KASE the following press release: quotation An official “Cbonds AWARDS-2012” ceremony was held on March 14th upon completion of the annual Kazakhstan Financial Forum organized by the Information Agency Cbonds (Russia), where Kazakhstan's financial market leaders have been nominated for annual prestigious “Cbonds AWARDS-2012”. The winners were selected through an independent survey of market participants conducted prior to the conference. Based on the results of the Cbonds’ independent survey, Halyk Finance has won 4 top awards: 1. Best DCM Team in Kazakhstan 2. Best Eurobond Primary Placement – for our work on benchmark Eurobond issue of JSC Development Bank of Kazakhstan 3. Best Bond Primary Placement – for our work on Eurasian Development Bank’s debut KZT bond issue under Eurasian Development Bank’s debut KZT bond program 4. Best Macroeconomics & Fixed Income Research JSC Halyk Finance has been awarded with top “Cbonds AWARDS” for the 3rd consecutive year. In each of 2012 and 2011, Halyk Finance had won 3 top awards: Best Eurobond Primary Placement, Best Macroeconomics Research and Best Fixed Income Research. In January 2013, Halyk Finance has topped Cbonds’ underwriters ranking in Kazakhstan’s corporate bonds placed in 2012. ends [2013-03-18]