Development Bank of Kazakhstan signed intercreditor agreement to finance construction of plant in Zhambyl region

26.04.24 18:18
/KASE, April 26, 2024/ – Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Astana), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release dated April 26, 2024: quote Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (a subsidiary of "Baiterek" NMH JSC) together with the Singaporean ING bank, the Chinese Bank of China, the Kazakh Halyk Bank, as well as the Sinosure company, which will provide insurance coverage for ING bank borrowed funds and Bank of China signed an intercreditor agreement to finance the investment project "Construction of a plant for the production of soda ash" in the Zhambyl region. The signing of the Agreement took place within the framework of the 13th meeting of the Kazakh-Turkish Intergovernmental Commission. "This transaction was the first in the history of DBK, completed using a syndicated financing instrument with the participation of foreign banks under English law. Syndicated loans help increase the volume of financing for Kazakh businesses from both foreign and domestic banks. Reduces the share of DBK's participation in the project, which allows redirecting resources to other domestic projects. At the same time, the presence of DBK as a member of the syndicate gives confidence to foreign creditors, due to the trusting attitude towards our bank in foreign markets", comments Marat Yelibayev, Chairman of the Board of DBK. unquote The complete press release is available on – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/BRKZ/brkz_relizs_260424_1_rus.pdf [2024-04-26]