In January – February 2014 volume of foreign currency trade on KASE increased 2.3 times and made up KZT5.3 trln ($32.1 bn)

/KASE, March 6, 14/ – In January – February 2014 the volume of foreign currencies being traded on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), including currency swap transactions, made up KZT5,284.9 bn (equivalent of USD32,054.6 m) increasing 2.3 times (2.1 times in dollar terms) against the same period of 2013. In comparison with the previous two month period (November–December 2013) the trading volume increased by 47.1 % (35.8 % in dollar terms). Below is the table on currency trade statistics in 2014 with the breakdown by month, currency and deal type, and comparative data of 2013. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trades volume ------------------------------------------------------------------- spot-market, m swap-market, m total, total, Year, -------------------------------- ----------------- bn m month USD/KZT EUR/KZT EUR/USD RUB/KZT USD/KZT EUR/KZT KZT USD ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- ------- -------- 2014, I 7,323.1 0.9 0 289.0 8,222.1 0 2,393.2 15,554.9 2014, II 9,242.1 1.3 0 452.1 7,118.0 125,0 2,891.7 16,499.7 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- ------- -------- Total 16,565.2 2.2 0 741.1 15,340.1 125,0 5,284.9 32,054.6 ---------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------- ------- ------- -------- 2013, I-II 8,130.2 2.0 0 782.2 7,306.7 0 2,328.8 15,465.4 trend, % +103.7 +10.0 X -5.3 +109.9 X +126.9 +107.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The weighted average rate of the tenge to the US dollar, calculated on all deals of the main (morning) trading session on KASE in the period January 3