In 2016 volume of corporate bond trading on KASE decreased by 58.7 % and made up KZT507.4 bn ($1,489.8 mln)

/KASE, January 6, 2017/ – In 2016 the volume of corporate bond trading on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT507.4 bn (equivalent of USD1,489.8 mln) and decreased against the similar 2015 period by 58.7 % (by 73.5 % in dollars terms). The table below shows the trade volume in this sector in 2016 with the breakdown by month, and comparative 2015 similar period data (in the buying- selling sector conclusion of deals on bonds placement is possible). ------------------------------------------------------------ Year, Placement Purchase and sale* Total* -------------- ------------------ --------------- month bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD bn KZT m USD ---------- ------ ------- -------- --------- ------- ------- 2016,I 0.6 1.5 6.7 18.1 7.3 19.6 2016,II 0.2 0.6 2.6 7.2 2.8 7.8 2016,III 0.1 0.3 5.4 15.7 5.5 16.0 2016,IV 50.0 149.7 3.0 9.1 53.1 158.8 2016,V 85.7 255.3 0.3 1.0 86.0 256.3 2016, VI 36.8 110.3 0.4 1.1 37.1 111.4 2016, VII 38.5 109.3 13.2 38.1 51.7 147.4 2016, VIII 128.5 365.9 9.0 26.6 137.6 392.6 2016, IX 0 0 0.4 1.2 0.4 1.2 2016, X 5.0 15.0 12.0 36.0 17.0 51.0 2016, XI 8.6 25.1 12.2 35.8 20.8 60.9 2016, XII 71.2 215.8 17.0 51.1 88.2 266.9 ---------- ------ ------- -------- --------- ------- ------- Total 425.3 1,248.9 82.2 240.9 507.4 1,489.8 ---------- ------ ------- -------- --------- ------- ------- 2015 919.1 4,407.7 309.5 1,205.0 1,228.5 5,612.7 trend, % -53.7 -71.7 -73.4 -80.0 -58.7 -73.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ * excluding the repo transactions market deals. [2017-01-06]