GS purchase and sale on KASE - KZT6,587.2 m.

/KASE, March 17, 06/ - Results of trades in domestic GS on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) on March 17, 2006 including closing quotations: ------------------------------------------------------ Yield to maturity, % APR Till ------------------------ Volume, maturity, Average best best KZT Currency days for deals offer bid m. -------- --------- ---------- ------ ---- ------- KZT 7 1.00 1.30 KZT 14 1.30 KZT 20 1.00 KZT 21 1.99 6,389.6 KZT 104 2.47 137.5 KZT 1276 2.00 60.0 -------- --------- ---------- ------ ---- ------- USD 191 4.05 6.05 USD 206 7.50 9.50 USD 464 7.80 9.80 USD 788 6.50 8.50 -------- --------- ---------- ------ ---- ------- TOTAL 6,587.2 ------------------------------------------------------ [2006-03-17]