OREANDA-NEWS. In January–March 2016 the volume of trading in government securities (GS) on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)* made up KZT193.4 bn (equivalent to USD531.3 mln) decreasing by 33.2 % (by 66.1 % in dollar terms) against the respective period of 2015.

In comparison with the previous three-month period (October–December 2015) the trades volume increased 6.2 times.

The table below shows the trade volume in the mentioned exchange market sector in 2016, as well as comparable data of the previous year.

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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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2016, I      180.0   492.8      0.8      2.1  180.8   495.0
2016, II         0       0     12.7     36.3   12.7    36.3
2016, III        0       0        0        0      0       0
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Total        180.0   492.8     13.4     38.5  193.4   531.3
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2015, I–III  289.1 1,566.1      0.3      1.7  289.4 1,567.8
trend, %     -37.7   -68.5 +4,185.3 +2,166.0  -33.2   -66.1
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* excluding the repo transactions market deals.