From February 1 - new securities specialists at the KASE

/IRBIS, Jan 30, 01/ - From February 1, 2001, by the decision of the Exchange council of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), dated Jan 26, 01, following statuses were assigned to: - Bank TuranAlem OJSC (Almaty) a specialist of: - first issue inscribed coupon bonds of TEMIRBANK OJSC (Almaty; KZ75KAMJ8A57; TEBNb; $100; $5.0; Aug 19, 00 - Aug 19, 05; semiannual coupon at 11.0% APR; current return at 11.28% APR); - first issue inscribed coupon bonds of Almaty - Kus OJSC (Chapaevo of Ili district of Almaty region; KZ2C3AF64A13; ALKSb; $100; $4.5; Apr 14, 00 - Apr 14, 01; semiannual coupon at 14.0% APR; current return at 15.03% APR); - TuranAlem Securities OJSC (Almaty) a specialist of: - first issue inscribed coupon bonds of NOC KAZAKHOIL CJSC (Astana; KZ72LAG56A20; KZOLb; $100; $25.0; June 5, 00 - June 5, 02; semiannual coupon at 9.0% APR; current return at 10.67% APR); - first issue inscribed coupon bonds of NOTC KazTransOil CJSC (Astana; KZ73LAONAA35; KZTOb; $100; $30.0; Oct 23, 00 - Oct 23, 03; semiannual coupon at 9.0% APR; current return at 10.46% APR); - Kazkommerts Securities OJSC (Almaty) a specialist of: - first issue inscribed coupon bonds of NOC KAZAKHOIL CJSC; - first issue inscribed coupon bonds of Almaty - Kus OJSC Minimum volume of mandatory quotations for the specialists of these securities is set at 500 bonds. New specialists will start working at the KASE from February 1. Specialist of the securities at the KASE - is a market-maker who should meet more tougher requirements on the spreads of mandatory quotations.