News

26.02.2009
President rubbishes revocation reports
Reports that BTA, Kazakhstan’s largest bank, could have its banking licence revoked were wrong, said the President at a special meeting in Aq Orda yesterday that had the implementation of the government’s anti-crisis programme on the agenda.

24.02.2009
Shaikenov appointed Acting Chairman of Temirbank’s Management Board
As a result of the absentee voting by members of the Board of Directors of JSC Temirbank, a subsidiary of JSC BTA Bank, Mr. Yerzhan Shaikenov, a member of the Management Board since March 2008, was appointed Temirbank’s Acting Chairman of the Management Board today.

23.02.2009
BTA Bank to extend working schedule for Internet-banking Support Service
BTA Bank kindly informs its customers that since February 23, 2009 they can enjoy extended working schedule of Internet-Banking Support Service.

19.02.2009
Notice on introducing additional issues into agenda of Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of "BTA Bank" JSC
"BTA Bank" Joint-Stock Company located at: 97, Zholdasbekov Street, Samal-2 microdistrict, 050051, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, according to the Decision of the Board of Directors # 2-1 dated February 03, 2009 notifies you on supplementing agenda of Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for March 06, 2009.

16.02.2009
Anvar Saidenov appointed BTA Chairman of the Management Board
The meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC BTA Bank held today voted to appoint former Governor of the National Bank Anvar Saidenov Chairman of BTA Management Board. The appointment was made in compliance with Kazakhstan’s Banking Act.

13.02.2009
Frequently asked questions
With the government as a shareholder, BTA is poised to retain the trust of its depositors and creditors. Now as ever, shareholders and management are single-minded in their commitment to let BTA continue as Kazakhstan’s leading financial institution. Mr. Arman Dunayev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC BTA Bank and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of JSC The National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna, took his time to answer some of our questions about BTA’s future direction.

05.02.2009
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of “BTA Bank” JSC
“BTA Bank” Joint-Stock Company located at: 97, Zholdasbekov Street, Samal-2 microdistrict, 050051, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, according to Decision No. № 2-1 of the Board of Directors of 03.02.2009 kindly notifies you on convocation of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Bank’s Shareholders.

04.02.2009
Samruk-Kazyna injects US$1.7 billion into BTA, continues to make changes at the top
At the meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC BTA Bank held yesterday, Mr. Arman Dunayev was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. In other changes, Mr. Sadwaqas Mameshtegi, formerly chairman of the board of directors of JSC Astana Finance, and Mr. Seitkali Rakhimov, a representative of JSC The Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund (Samruk-Kazyna), were both appointed members of the Management Board. Also, the Board voted to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 6, 2009.

02.02.2009
Kazakh government buys out BTA Bank
Citing mounting concerns over the state of Kazakhstan’s economy in the last three months, the government of Kazakhstan has announced that it has accepted the recommendation by the Agency on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organisations (FSA) that the former should acquire a controlling interest in JSC BTA Bank.