Awards for Excellence 2009: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan was the first emerging nation to get sucked into the credit crunch, in the summer of 2007. The country’s banks had financed their growth largely through funding in the international capital markets so when the crunch arrived, liquidity dried up and refinancing became almost impossible.

Global Awards for Excellence
Central and Eastern Europe Regional Awards of Excellence
Albania Azerbaijan Belarus
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia
Czech Republic Georgia Hungary
Kazakhstan Kosovo Kyrgyzstan
Macedonia Moldova Montenegro
Poland Romania Russia
Serbia Slovakia Slovenia
Turkey Ukraine Uzbekistan

Best Bank: Halyk Bank
Best Investment Bank: Credit Suisse

Kazakhstan was the first emerging nation to get sucked into the credit crunch, in the summer of 2007. The country’s banks had financed their growth largely through funding in the international capital markets so when the crunch arrived, liquidity dried up and refinancing became almost impossible.

Over the past 12 months, two of the country’s biggest banks, Alliance and BTA, have been forced into debt restructurings to guarantee their survival.

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