Categories: General
      Date: Jan 14, 2008
     Title: Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency, is to hold a Conference on Kazakhstan in the context of global liquidity crisis: risks and ways for resistance

Fitch Ratings is to hold a Conference on Kazakhstan in the context of global liquidity crisis: risks and ways for resistance in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 12 February 2008.



Fitch second major event for Kazakhstan market will bring together key figures from the Kazakh authorities, largest Kazakh companies, banks, regions and municipalities, representatives of international financial organizations and investment community, and leading Fitch analysts specializing in sovereign, banking, corporate and international public finance sectors.

The full day conference program will consist of three main parts:

- Overview of macroeconomic environment in Kazakhstan. Sovereign credit quality: risks and challenges;

- Impact of the global liquidity crisis on credit quality of corporate issuers and their ability to raise debt finance;

- Kazakh banking sector: asset quality and liquidity as key factors for financial system stability.

Advance registration is required for participation, admission is free of charge. As the number of delegate places is limited, it is strongly encouraged to register in advance. To register, please contact Marina Moshkina at FitchRatings by e-mail marina.moshkina@fitchratings.com or by fax +7.495.956.9909, by 6 February 2008.