Monetary mass (M3) in Kazakhstan as of June 1, 2001 - KZT412.2bn

/IRBIS, July 25, 01/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to the Statistics agency of Kazakhstan, that as of June 1, 2001 monetary mass (M3) increased to KZT412.2bn from KZT284.5bn on similar date of last year. In reporting period the proportion of cash within total monetary mass is said to have decreased by 0.6% in comparison with April indicator. It is also said that KZT530m was removed in May of this year. Following is the dynamics of the monetary mass as of the end of the month (in bln KZT at the end of the period): ------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate May 01 Apr 01 Mar 01 Feb 01 Jan 01 2000* 1999 ------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----- ----- М3 412.2 408.3 418.7 401.4 380.7 399.5 273.9 М2 307.0 295.7 311.5 291.0 271.8 290.8 237.3 М1 188.7 182.8 194.5 186.2 174.6 195.4 162.1 М0* 104.5 106.2 102.0 100.2 96.1 106.4 103.5 Proportion of 25.4 26.0 24.4 25.0 25.2 26.6 37.8 М0 in М3, % ------------------------------------------------------------------- *- without final turnovers Official rate for refinance of National bank from June 4, 2001 totals 12.0% APR.