Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan announces consolidated financial results for nine months and the third quarter ended September 30, 2020

16.11.20 23:52
/KASE, November 16, 2020/ – Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (Almaty), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE about the following: quote Joint-stock company "Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan" and its subsidiaries (hereinafter – the Bank) (London Stock Exchange ticker: HSBK) publishes condensed interim consolidated financial information for the nine months and third quarter ended September 30, 2020. Net income to ordinary shareholders increased by 1.7% to KZT88.7 bn in the 3rd quarter of 2020 compared to KZT87.2 bn for the 3rd quarter of 2019 mainly due to an increase in other non-interest income and a decrease in expenses on credit losses. The increase in interest income by 3.0% to KZT180.5 bn in the 3rd quarter of 2020 compared to KZT175.3 bn for the 3rd quarter of 2019 was due to an increase in interest income on client loans by 12.7% , which was partially offset by a decrease in interest income on securities due to the flow of funds from high- yield NBRK notes to a low-yield foreign currency deposit with the NBRK after the repayment of the SWAP transaction with the NBRK in the amount of USD912 mln. Interest expenses increased by 20.1% compared to Q3 2019, due to an increase in the average balances and the share of tenge deposits in customer accounts and due to the recognition of a discount on receivables for the sale of assets in installments. unquote The complete press release is available on KASE website – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/HSBK/hsbk_reliz_161120_en.pdf [2020-11-16]