OREANDA-NEWS. In January 2016 the volume of corporate bond trading on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT7.3 bn (equivalent of USD19.6 m) and increased against the similar period of 2015 by 25.2 % (decreased by 37.8 % in dollar terms).

In comparison with December 2015 the bond trade volume decreased by 77.8 % (by 80.1 in dollar terms).

The table below shows the trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in January 2016 and comparative data of the similar month of last year (in the buying-selling sector bonds placement deals are possible).

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Year,         Placement Purchase and sale*         Total*
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month    KZT bn USD mln   KZT bn   USD mln KZT bn USD mln
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2016, I     0.6     1.5      6.7      18.1    7.3    19.6
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2015, I     1.4     7.4      4.4      24.1    5.8    31.5
trend, %  -58.5   -79.6    +50.8     -25.0  +25.2   -37.8
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* excluding the repo transactions market deals.