OREANDA-NEWS. December 29, 2010. Business Resource media holding has recently issued rating of leading bankers and businessmen of 2010. Leaders of the rating were found out through the two staged public survey.

22 media representatives and 17 local business media representatives were surveyed at the first stage. (Please find enclosed list). Media representatives were asked to answer the following questions:

"Who do you think should be awarded as "Businessman of the Year"/"Banker of the Year"?

"What merits do you think "Businessman of the Year"/"Banker of the Year" should be awarded for"?

Each survey participant was asked to choose one or several nominees. Following representatives of Kazakhstani business elite received the greatest votes from media:

TOP 5 list of nominees. "Banker of the Year"

Place

Nominee

Votes

Achievements

1

Anvar Saidenov,
Chairman, BTA Bank

12

successful restructuring

weathering crisis and ability to manage bank in turbulent times

Uncancelling of minority shares

2

Umit Shayakhmetova,
Chairman, Halyk Bank

6

Conservative policy of the bank

Good financial results of the bank

Openness of the bank in regard to media coverage of positive and negative facts

Declared initiatives in regard to tax procedure for write-offs of bad debts, regulation of banking groups

Halyk Bank was the first bank to initiate repayment of state means allocated by Samruk-Kazyna

3

Maksat Kabashev,
Alliance Bank

6

management of restructuring with less losses

Active bank development in crisis time, search for new problem solving in business development

4

Magzhan Auezov,
Managing Director, member of the Board KazkommertsBank

3

Bank development despite significant debt repayments

5

Mikhail Lomtadze,
Chairman, Kaspi Bank

2

Ability to develop activities of the bank in crisis time

Ability to take risks (bank now heavily increases consumer crediting while other banks decrease their activities in this regard)