OREANDA-NEWS. In January–March 2015 the volume of trading in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT289.4 bn (equivalent of USD1,567.8 mln) and increased against the same period of 2014 by 50.9 % (by 38.9 % in dollar terms).

In comparison with the previous three month period (October–December 2014) the trades volume increased 6.3 times.

The table below shows the trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2015 with the breakdown by month and comparative data of 2014.

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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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2015, I      153.8   835.6