OREANDA-NEWS. January 22, 2016. Subsidiary organization of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, "Halyk Finance" JSC (Almaty, in the heading – Halyk Finance), being a member of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), today provided KASE with the following information statement:

International Rating Agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed JSC Halyk Finance's long- term foreign currency and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB', Stable outlook, short-term foreign currency and local currency IDR at 'B' and short-term support rating at '3'.

Fitch Ratings press-release of January 20, 2016 provided by Subsidiary organization of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, "Halyk Finance" JSC, is available on KASE website, at http://www.kase.kz/files/mix/halfn_reliz_200116.pdf