INTRODUCING KAZAKHSTAN STOCK EXCHANGE INC. (KASE) London 2007, January 31
Dec 26, 2015
COEVAL OF TENGE …
KASE was established at November 17, 1993 under the name of Kazakh Interbank Currency Exchange, two days after the launching of tenge – new legal tender of Kazakhstan.
Now, that day (November 15) is celebrated as the official annual holiday "The Day of Financiers".
"New" tenge (since 2006)
"Old" tenge (1993–2006)
YOUNG AND SINGLE …
KASE – non-commercial joint-stock company with the 59 shareholders – National Bank of Kazakhstan (the largest shareholder), banks, brokerage firms, asset management companies, pension funds and other professional financial institutions. All of them have only one vote each*.
* Item to discuss.
YOUNG AND SINGLE … (2)
Today and finally KASE is the single universal financial exchange in Kazakhstan with the brief but bright history:
1993 – first trades with the foreign currency (US dollars)
1995 – first trades with the T-bills
1996 – first trades with the derivatives (KZT/USD exchange rate futures)
1997 – first trades with the listed equities
1997 – first trades with the government stacks of shares
1997 – first trades with the non-listed corporate securities
1998 – launching of the OTC securities market within KASE
YOUNG AND SINGLE … (3)
1998 – first trades with the eurobonds of Kazakhstan
1999 – first trades with the listed corporate bonds
1999 – first trades with the municipal bonds (since 2005 the issuance of these bonds is prohibited)
1999 – launching of the direct repo market
2001 – first trades with the supranational (IFO) bonds
2001 – launching of the automatic repo market (the most massive and active sector of the KASE market)
2002 – first trades with the promissory notes
YOUNG AND SINGLE … (4)
2003 – first trades with foreign T-bills (Russia 2028 & Russia 2030 )
2006 – first trades with foreign corporate bonds (JP Morgan and Merrill
Lynch)
2006 – IPO of KazMunayGas Exploration–Production shares with the use of KASE settlement system
2006 – secondary distribution of KAZAKHMYS PLC (UK) shares with the use of KASE settlement system
IMPRESSIVE DYNAMICS …
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Other
Repo
Corporate securities
Public securities
Derivatives
Currencies
169.3USD bln
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Other
Repo
Corporate securities
Public securities
Derivatives
Currencies
169.3USD bln
IMPRESSIVE DYNAMICS … (2)
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20060
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KASE, USD bln
% to GDP
GDP, USD bln
220,5%
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 20060
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KASE, USD bln
% to GDP
GDP, USD bln
220,5%
UNIVERSAL EXCHANGE … (2006)
In total, repo (money) market takes 67.3% of general KASE turnover
169 344.6USD mil
50.3%
24.6%
3.9%
4.2%
4.9%
11.1%Autorepo with public
securities,85 244.7 USD mil
Currencies,41 695.5 USD mil
Corporate securities,7 042.1 USD mil
Public securities,6 621.5 USD mil
Direct repo with corporate securities, 8 265.9 USD mil
Autorepo with corporate securities, 18 745.2 USD mil
Direct repo with public securities, 1 729.2 USD mil (1.0%)
169 344.6USD mil
50.3%
24.6%
3.9%
4.2%
4.9%
11.1%Autorepo with public
securities,85 244.7 USD mil
Currencies,41 695.5 USD mil
Corporate securities,7 042.1 USD mil
Public securities,6 621.5 USD mil
Direct repo with corporate securities, 8 265.9 USD mil
Autorepo with corporate securities, 18 745.2 USD mil
Direct repo with public securities, 1 729.2 USD mil (1.0%)
UNIVERSAL EXCHANGE … (2)
KASE serves the markets of:direct and automatic repo with public and corporate securities foreign currencies (US dollar, euro, russian rouble)public securities of Kazakhstan issued by the National Bank,
municipalities and Ministry of Finance (including international bonds of Kazakhstan)
supranational bonds and foreign T-billspromissory notesequities corporate bonds …
VARIETY OF CORPORATE BONDS …
"regular" domestic bonds (nominated in tenge or foreign currencies, with discount or coupon, with fixed or floating coupon)
international bonds of Kazakhstan issuersagency bonds (with the tax regime equal to the tax regime of
T-bills) infrastructural bonds (secured by the government guarantee)bonds of foreign issuers (previously registered outside
Kazakhstan) soon: bonds of foreign issuers (registered in Kazakhstan)
DOMINATION OF REPO AND FOREX MARKETS
KASE repo market is specially designed for domestic purposes – to satisfy the needs of local pension funds and banks in short-term money borrowings and lendings.
KASE foreign currencies market – the basic trading site for the National Bank of Kazakhstan to regulate the exchange rate of tenge.
KZT/USD: the KASE exchange rate today = official exchange rate tomorrow.
LISTED COMPANIES (by categories)
9 8 8 1220
27 3038
7 9 1313
20
2732
31
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Category "A"Category "B"
Equities
6 11 6 717
20
30
34 3949
61
21
10
1
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Category "A"Category "B"
Corporate bonds
9 8 8 1220
27 3038
7 9 1313
20
2732
31
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Category "A"Category "B"
Equities
6 11 6 717
20
30
34 3949
61
21
10
1
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Category "A"Category "B"
Corporate bonds
LISTED COMPANIES (in total) … (2)
17 2332
49
6879
94
114
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
TOTAL
17 1721
54
62
25
40
68
1
78
564545
36
1122
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Equities
Corporate bonds
17 2332
49
6879
94
114
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
TOTAL
17 1721
54
62
25
40
68
1
78
564545
36
1122
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Equities
Corporate bonds
LISTED COMPANIES (by structure)… (3)
0%
10%
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30%
40%
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90%
100%
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
FinanceOil & gasMining & metallurgyTelecommunicationFood industryCommerceTransportPower engineeringBuilding industryOther
Equities
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Corporate bonds
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
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60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
FinanceOil & gasMining & metallurgyTelecommunicationFood industryCommerceTransportPower engineeringBuilding industryOther
Equities
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Corporate bonds
"PURE" CORPORATE SECURITIES MARKET
Total KASE turnover for 2006 with the equities – 4 026.6 USD mil,with the corporate bonds – 3 015.5 USD mil.
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bln
"PURE" CORPORATE SECURITIES MARKET (2)
In 2006 average daily KASE turnover with the equities – 9.0 USD mil,with the corporate bonds – 11.7 USD mil.
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"PURE" CORPORATE SECURITIES MARKET (3)
The main problems are:• lack of free-float equities (the heritage of case-by-case
privatization)• conservative policy of main domestic investors ("buy bonds
and hold till maturity")
Nevertheless ..
CHAMPION GROWTH (in 2005–2006)
Index KASE_Shares demonstrated the rapid growth: 11.1 times (for the period Jan.05, 2005 – Apr.19, 2006) and 3.7 times (for the period Dec.30, 2005 – Dec.30, 2006), due to the appearance of new investors’ class – mutual funds and individual persons.
KASE_Shares
0
500
1 000
1 500
2 000
2 500
01.0
1.20
05
01.0
3.20
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5.20
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01.0
7.20
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01.0
9.20
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3.20
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5.20
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7.20
06
01.0
9.20
06
01.1
1.20
06
01.0
1.20
07
2 418(30.12.06)2 394
(19.04.06)
216(05.01.05)
646(30.12.05)
KASE_Shares
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1 000
1 500
2 000
2 500
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01.0
3.20
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5.20
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7.20
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01.0
9.20
05
01.1
1.20
05
01.0
1.20
06
01.0
3.20
06
01.0
5.20
06
01.0
7.20
06
01.0
9.20
06
01.1
1.20
06
01.0
1.20
07
2 418(30.12.06)2 394
(19.04.06)
216(05.01.05)
646(30.12.05)
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES…
KASE uses it’s own trading platform:on-screen based electronic "Server – Client" system remote accesselectronic signature and electronic documents circulation traffic encryptionon-line data saving
Central Depository is the KASE subsidiary:DVPT+0 settlement basis
IN THE FUTURE …
• Waiting for the IPO of the largest Kazakhstan banks and producers (according to the Securities Law, at least 20% of the local shares being placed must be suggested at the domestic market for purchase)
• Administrating the Special trading site of the Almaty Regional Financial Center (set-up to attract foreign issuers and investors)
• Welcoming the new listing companies• Waiting for the IFOs to place their bonds in Kazakhstan• Ready to introduce T+n settlement basis for the foreign
operators (only for eqities)
CONTACT US …
Internet: www.kase.kz
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: (+7 327) 272 98 98, 272 06 00
fax: (+7 327) 272 09 25
address: 67, Aiteke bi street, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan