DDoS attacks on BTA website
Corporate website of BTA Bank has been exposed to DDoS attacks and the bank’s management decided to suspend it for security reasons.
Samruk-Kazyna instructed national companies to help BTA Bank out
Umirzak Shukeyev, Chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, encouraged national companies to support BTA Bank by opening accounts and deposits in the finance institute.
Anvar Saidenov hopes for fast restructuring of BTA Bank
BTA confirmed its intention to restructure obligations on senior unsecured and junior bonds for the total amount of $3.5 billion.
BTA shareholders failed to reach any decision on second debt restructuring
BTA announced its plans of the second debt restructuring in December 2011. Its main shareholder – Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund – voiced its support to the proposed debt restructuring.
Samruk-Kazyna and National Bank refute possible merger of BTA with another bank
Last week a number of media had reported that BTA might merge with another large bank.
BTA could merge another Kazakhstan bank
BTA Bank, currently in pre-default condition, will possibly merge another major Kazakhstan bank.
BTA will discuss the non-payment of interest
New supplementing agenda was added to the extraordinary general meeting of the stakeholders on 26 January 2012.
Marat Zairov is resigning from the position of BTA Bank CEO
Zairov was appointed to the position in August 2011, replacing Mr. Anvar Saidenov, the latter being appointed Chairman of the Board.
Planned restructuring of BTA Bank's debt will not affect its clients
Chairman of the board of BTA Bank Anvar Saidenov commented on the planned restructuring of the bank's debt.
BTA Bank might fail to find money for next repayment
BTA Bank might fail to collect enough funds to make the next payment to service its debt.
Russia’s Sberbank sees no possibility of purchasing BTA
First of all, the decision has to do with the vision and strategy of Sberbank’s operations in the Kazakh market: Bank’s Chairman German Gref.
Sberbank Head German Gref refuses to comment on probability of Russia’s Sberbank purchasing BTA
We do not comment on clients’ transactions and on our partners. This has nothing to do with the Bank’s transparency: German Gref.
Reshuffling expected in BTA top management
To improve performance of the bank its current CEO Anvar Saidenov will replace Arman Dunayev as the Chairman of the Board.
Kazakhstan may put off selling its BTA bank for 3 years: country’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade Kairat Kelimbetov
According to him, only Russia and China could be interested in the Bank’s purchase.
BTA Bank won trade center in Moscow region in court
Russian real estate development company RTM transferred the project of a trade center in Odintsovo to BTA Bank on the account of its debts.
Russia’s Sberbank outlines conditions to purchase BTA
“Should Kazakhstan accept the conditions, the deal will be closed”, Sberbank Chief Executive German Gref.
BTA might sell its foreign assets
BTA Bank does not preclude a possibility of selling its foreign assets.
British court dismissed political implication in BTA Bank suit against Ablyazov
The British court agreed that BTA Bank's suit against its former owner Mukhtar Ablyazov is not politically motivated.