Financial group of Halyk bank intends by the end of the years to increase amount attracted from population to $3 bn.

/INTERFAX, Almaty, March 2, 06/ - Financial group of Kazakhstan commercial Halyk bank (HB) intends by the end of the years to increase volume of funds attracted from population to $3 bn. "We plan, that the bank's group as a whole join the level $3 bn. in attraction of funds from population", - Grigori Marchenko, chairman of the board of HB announced at press conference on Thursday in Almaty. At that he stressed, that the matter is about attraction of funds among population by the bank itself and its subsidiary structures Accumulative pension fund of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan CJSC, managing company Halyk finance, insurance Kazakhinstrakh and created insurance company on life insurance Halyk life. G.Marchenko informed, that at present time total volume of funds, attracted by financial group of HB from population, is nearly $2.2 bn. "If everything is normal, by the end the year we will achieve altogether $3 bn., if with slower rates - in the beginning of the next year", - the head of HB said. Along with this he informed, that volume of deposit base of individuals of HB as of March 1, 2006 was KZT138.3 bn., or $1.06 bn., this, according to him, confirms reputation of HB "as a biggest bank of Kazakhstan on work with individuals". HB is one of the three biggest banks of the republic. [2006-03-02]