/KASE, June 30, 2021/ – Kaspi Bank (Almaty), whose securities are officially
listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE about the
following:
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On June 29, the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings improved the
outlook on the ratings of Kaspi Bank JSC to "Positive".
S&P Global in particular noted several important factors:
- Last year, Kaspi demonstrated much lower credit losses than most other
Kazakh and Russian banks.
- Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaspi's expenses on provisions fell to a five-
year low and cost-of-risk was 1.7 %, one of the best indicators compared with
other banks. This is primarily due to Kaspi's efficient loan decision making
procedures.
- In 2021, Kaspi.kz, of which Kaspi Bank is a part, continues to show impressive
growth in the payments and e-commerce segment. The number of monthly
active customers reached 10 million, and the return on average equity reached
a record high of 85%.
Mikhail Lomtadze, head of Kaspi.kz, noted:
"The improvement of the ratings outlook is another confirmation of the
uniqueness of our business model, created in Kazakhstan. The high quality of
the loan portfolio is primarily due to the fact that we use the most up-to-date
technologies when making credit decisions. Kaspi shows excellent results in
comparison not only with Kazakh banks, but also with Russian ones, which is a
separate factor for the pride of our team".
S&P Global also affirmed "BB-/B" long-term and short-term issuer credit ratings
and the rating on national scale "kzA".
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The full press release is available on KASE website at –
https://kase.kz/files/emitters/CSBN/csbn_reliz_300621_1.pdf
[2021-06-30]