New CEO for BTA Bank appointed
Magzhan Auezov, a Kazkommertsbank Member of the Board, has been appointed the new CEO of BTA Bank.
BTA suspends lending operations in the wake of 20% currency devaluation
According to the Bank, suspension of consumer lending and mortgage program is a temporary measure.
Kenes Rakishev, new chairman of BTA Bank Board of Directors
Kazakhstan businessman Kenes Rakishev has become the new chairman of Kazakhstan-based BTA Bank's Board of Directors.
KazKommertsBank and BTA to merge before the end of the year
Earlier today KazKommertsBank said that the lender and entrepreneur Kenes Rakishev will buy 46.5% in BTA each from Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Extradition limits Ablyazov’s ability to launder proceeds of his wrongdoing: Chris Hardman
BTA Bank has welcomed the forthcoming extradition of its ex chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov from France.
Alma Shalabayeva to be granted a visa to enter Italy
Italy’s Foreign Minister Emma Bonino had a telephone talk with Mrs. Shalabayava to inform the latter that she would be issued a Shengen visa to enter the EU.
KazKom bank and billionaire Kenes Rakishev eyeing BTA Bank
Kazakhstan-based Kazkommertsbank and businessman Kenes Rakishev might purchase BTA Bank.
Alma Shalabayeva permitted to leave Kazakhstan
Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of Kazakhstan's fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, is no longer under recognizance not to leave Kazakhstan.
British Court enforces payment of almost $400 million by Mukhtar Ablyazov to BTA Bank
The High Court of England has supported the claims of BTA Bank and ordered the former Chairman of the bank Mukhtar Ablyazov to return almost $400 million to the bank.
London's High Court sentences Ablyazov’s brother-in-law to 22 months in prison
London's High Court has sentenced Salim Shalabayev, brother of Mukhtar Ablyazov wife Alma Shalabayeva, to 22 months in prison for contempt of court.
Ablyazov appeals demanding to dismiss his extradition case
Former head of Kazakhstan's BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, who is in custody in France, has filed an appeal demanding that the case on his extradition is dismissed.
Halyk Bank renounces buying government’s stake in BTA
Samruk-Kazyna made Halyk Bank an offer to purchase its stake in BTA March 27, 2013.
Kazakhstan wins lawsuit against Mukhtar Ablyazov's company
Kazakhstan succeeded in proving that KT Asia was one of Ablyazov's shell companies used to move asset from one company to another.
Laywer who led to Ablyazov arrested in Moscow
The 37-y.o. lawyer Yelena Tischenko has been arrested in Moscow. She was the one who involuntarily helped track down the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
BTA expects to recover as early as this year assets reportedly siphoned off by the Bank’s ex Chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov
We are fully aware that some of the assets will never be recovered: BTA’s Chairman of the Board Kadyrzhan Damitov.
Russia requests Ablyazov's extradition from France
Russian Prosecutor’s Office has filed an extradition request with the French authorities asking for extradition of the former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
Bank says Kazakh oligarch caused losses for foreign banks
Kazakh bank BTA said Thursday that exiled oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov had embezzled at least $6 billion and also caused hundreds of millions in losses for foreign banks.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry on statements of Italian politicians following deportation of Mr. Ablyazov’s wife
We believe politicians and officials should be more responsible when it comes to public statements and assessments of bilateral relations and of other nations’ foreign policies: Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Troubled BTA to see new Chairman of Board August 5
Kadyrzhan Damitov, ex Head of the Kazakh Stock Exchange, will take the seat of the BTA Board Chairman: an unidentified source.
Halyk Bank may give up on BTA deal
The deal to purchase BTA by Halyk Bank may take longer than planned; one shouldn’t rule out the possibility of Halyk Bank giving up on the idea of purchasing BTA in case Kazakhstan Government doesn’t offer concessions in terms of price.