OREANDA-NEWS. A joint briefing with the management of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan (National Bank), Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) and the delegation from Hong Kong headed by Financial Secretary of Hong Kong John Tsang was held in Almaty today.

This is the first business mission to Central Asia, organized by the Hong Kong Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The main purpose of the visit is to establish business ties between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan.

As part of the event, the Chairwoman of the Management Board of KASE A. Aldambergen made a presentation "KASE is a leading trading marketplace in Central Asia", telling about the stock market of Kazakhstan and its development prospects. The Chairwoman of the Management Board of KASE emphasized that trading in the currency pair Kazakhstani tenge / Chinese yuan was launched on the Kazakhstan trading floor in September 2014, and it shows a steady growth.