AT KASE SCHEDULE OF THE TRADES CHANGES FROM FEBRUARY 1

/IRBIS, Jan.26, 00/ - By the decision of the Board of Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE), dated January 25, 2000, the following schedule of the trades will be enacted from February 1, 2000. - Trades in foreign currencies (USD, DEM, EUR, the main morning session) on TOD terms (the same day delivery, T+0) - from 10:15AM to 11:00AM. - Trades in U.S. dollars (additional session) on TOD terms - from 11:30AM to 3:30PM. - Trades in U.S. dollars on TOM (next day delivery, T+1) and on SPT terms (delivery by the scheme T+2) - from 2:00PM to 6:00PM. - Trades in futures contracts - from 10:30AM to 1:00PM. - Trades in state securities - from 11:30AM to 7:30PM. - Trades in private issue securities - from 11:30 to 5:00PM. Shown is Almaty time.