Development Bank of Kazakhstan invested KZT506.2 bn in processing industry and infrastructure

26.01.21 11:14
/KASE, January 26, 2021/ – Development Bank of Kazakhstan (Nur-Sultan), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release dated January 25, 2021: quote Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (a subsidiary of Baiterek National Management Holding JSC, hereinafter referred to as DBK, Bank), despite the difficult economic situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, continues to increase its loan portfolio. The volume of the portfolio reached 1 975 billion tenge, which is 14.3% compared to 2019. At the same time, Development Bank invested 506.2 billion tenge in the manufacturing industry and infrastructure, financing 34 key projects for the national economy. The slowdown in the growth of the world economy and the global decline in production volumes had an insignificant effect on DBK's lending activities. DBK finished 2020 with a positive financial result. According to unaudited data, the consolidated net profit amounted to 25.4 billion tenge. The volume of equity capital amounted to 516 billion tenge, showing increase of 21% compared to 2019. unquote The complete press release is available on – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/BRKZ/brkz_reliz_250121_1.pdf [2021-01-26]