OREANDA-NEWS. In January–May 2016 the volume of trading in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT325.9 bn (equivalent to USD926.2 mln) increasing by 12.3 % (decreasing by 41.1 % in dollar terms) against the respective period of 2015.

In comparison with the previous five-month period (August–December 2015) the trades volume increased 10.4 times (8.2 times in dollar terms).


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          Primary market  Secondary market*         Total*
Year,     ------ ------- --------- -------- ------ -------
month     bn KZT   m USD    bn KZT    m USD bn KZT   m USD
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2016, I    180.0   492.8       0.8      2.1  180.8   495.0
2016, II       0       0      12.7     36.3   12.7    36.3
2016, III      0       0         0        0      0       0
2016, IV       0       0      93.5    278.1   93.5   278.1
2016, V        0       0      39.0    116.8   39.0   116.8
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Total      180.0   492.8     145.9    433.4  325.9   926.2
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2015, I–V  289.2 1,566.9       1.0      5.2  290.2 1,572.0
trend, %   -37.8   -68.5 +15,146.5 +8,302.8  +12.3   -41.1
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* excluding the repo transactions market deals.