Finance Ministry of Kazakhstan to float MEOKAM-48 on March 1

/IRBIS, Yelena Korpusenko, February 27, 04/ -Finance Ministry intends to float MEOKAM-48 on March 1, 2004 and hold a corresponding auction. Issue parameters: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Type of the security MEOKAM-48 KASE trade code MОM048_0033 Par value, KZT 1,000.00 Offering date (auction) Mar1, 04 Payment date Mar3, 04 Circulation start date Apr3, 04 Maturity date (planned / actual) Mar1, 08 / Mar3, 08 Days in circulation 1460 days Coupon payments dates (planned / actual) 1 Aug31, 04 / Aug31, 04 2 Mar2, 05 / Mar2, 05 3 Aug31, 05 / Aug31, 05 4 Mar2, 06 / Mar2, 06 5 Aug31, 06 / Aug31, 06 6 Mar2, 07 / Mar2, 07 7 Aug31, 07 / Aug31, 07 8 Mar1, 08 / Mar3, 08 Planned volume. KZT m 3,500.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Limit for non-competitive bid - 30%. Day count convention is actual/365. [2004-02-27]