Award from Global Finance.

JSC Halyk Bank was announced as the 'Best Bank in Kazakhstan 2012' according to Global Finance magazine

A leading international financial magazine Global Finance for the third year in a row has selected JSC Halyk Bank as the Best Bank in Kazakhstan 2012.

This is the nineteenth year that Global Finance has selected the Best Emerging Market Bank in the region and in 21 countries. The winners will be named in an exclusive survey, which will be published in May 2012 issue. Global Finance editors with input from industry analysts, corporate executives and banking consultants have selected top banking performers in emerging market. The report covers best banks in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe. JSC Halyk Bank was included in the list of Best Emerging Market Banks in Asia 2012.

Criteria for choosing the winners included growth in assets, profitability, strategic relationships, customers service, competitive pricing and innovative products.

"We are very grateful to international experts for recognizing the Bank's achievement for the third consecutive year of strong competition", says Umut Shayakhmetova, CEO of Halyk Bank. "This award will certainly trigger us for further development and improvement of our business".

Joseph Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance says: "We remain in an unusually challenging environment for banks and their customers. More than ever, customers are demanding superior competence from their banking partners".

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JSC Halyk Bank is the leading financial services group and the leading retail bank in Kazakhstan with the largest customer base and the broadest branch network. Halyk Bank is developing as a universal financial services group rendering a wide range of services(banking services, pensionasset management, insurance, leasing, brokerage services and asset management) to its retail, SME and corporate clients. Halyk Bank is also conducting business in Russia, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan.

Global Finance is the leading international financial magazine with circulation of 50 000, audited by BPA, and readers in 163 countries around the world.

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