Shareholders of Astana-finance JSC (Kazakhstan) approved big deals

/KASE, July 20, 05/ - Astana-finance JSC (Astana, the company), whose securities are circulating in Kazakhstan stock exchange's (KASE) official "A" listing category, has informed KASE by the official letter about big deals approved at the prescheduled general shareholders meeting held on July 11 of 2005. According to the presented information company's shareholders approved following big deals: - with RMB International Limited bank (United Kingdom) for USD10.0 m. - with Rabobank International (Kingdom of Netherlands) for USD10.0 m. - with Bank Gesellschaft Berlin (Germany) for EUR10.0 m. and USD1.7 m. - with Bank TuranAlem JSC for KZT12.0 bn. - with ElitStroyInvest AK LLC for USD10.0 m. - with KazAgroTrade+ LLP for KZT870.0 m. Company's primary activities - loan operations: granting of loans in monetary terms; other operations provided by banking legislation: rent of property with preservation of property rights of the leaser on that property for the whole period of the contract (lease); factoring operations: acquisition of payment claims from the buyer of the goods (works, services) by accepting default risks; other activities in accordance with the Charter and available licenses. [2005-07-20]