Kazkommertsbank to make regional business priority
16.06.16 17:57
/KASE, June 16, 2016/ – Kazkommertsbank (Almaty), whose securities are
officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE
with the following press-release:
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Kazkommertsbank considers the development of retail and SME banking services in
the regions as one of the main priorities of its new strategy for the next three
years, said the main shareholder of the bank, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors Kenes Rakishev.
He met with each of the 20 directors of the bank's branches and discussed their
vision of further development of Kazkommertsbank in their fields. "We have
great expectations from the regions", - said Mr. Rakishev.
According to him, today the contribution of regional business into the total
profit of the bank is 49%, and over the next three years, this figure will
increase up to 69%. According to the new business strategy, Kazkommertsbank
plans to shift the focus from corporate clients to the public and business
services, as well as to transfer most of the banking services (up to 70%) to
online platform. Special attention will be paid to the improvement of customer
service at a bank.
"Considering the current risks, we plan within three years to reduce our
"appetite" for corporate clients to service the SME and retail lending. We will
strengthen the main advantages of Kazkom - improve virtual services, develop
credit cards lending, extend acquiring network, update the ATM park providing a
full access to our regional clients to powerful infrastructure of
Kazkommertsbank", - added Mr. Rakishev.
He also said that one of the top-priority steps of the new Management related to
strengthening of KKB regional positions will be the business trip of Marc
Holtzman, the Member of the Bank’s Board of Directors to eight regions of
Kazakhstan.
Meetings with regional akims, bank clients, and Kazkom branch team is planned
in the business-trip program for July 13-22, 2