OREANDA-NEWS. Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (Almaty, hereinafter – the Bank), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE that "on July 8 , 2016 Standard & Poor's affirmed the long-term and short-term credit ratings of the bank at "BB/В" and downgraded the outlook from the "Stable" to the "Negative". The rating agency also affirmed the rating of the senior unsecured debt at "ВВ".