OREANDA-NEWS. Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press-release:

"...On February 13, 2015 international rating agency Standard & Poor's (hereinafter – S&P) affirmed the long-term and short-term credit ratings of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (hereinafter – the Bank) at level "BB+/В" and rating on national scale at level "kzAA-". At the same time, the rating agency announced reviewing the Bank's outlook on ratings from "Stable" to "Negative", following downgrading of sovereign credit ratings of Republic of Kazakhstan from "ВВВ+" to "ВВВ".