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FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 2013 BAKU STOCK EXCHANGE Milestones in BSE’s history • The Initiative Group for the establishment of the stock exchange gathered - December 25th 1999 • The first BSE’s Shareholders Assembly - February 15th 2000 • State Committee for Securities granted an exchange license to the BSE - July 21st 2000 • The first placement of the short-term government bonds on the BSE - September 1st 2000 • Election of the BSE to the Federation of Eurasian Stock Exchanges - November 2nd 2001 • Introduction of first repo to the market - November 22nd 2001 • The first transaction in corporate bonds on the exchange - January 26th 2004 • The first equity trade conducted via the exchange - April 15th 2004 • The placement of the Central Bank’s Notes for the first time on the BSE - September 14th 2004 • Introduction of the interbank repo instrument to the market - May 24th 2006 • The placement of the bonds of Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund on the BSE - June 16th 2009 FUTURE OUTLOOK The main challenges for the BSE in 2013 are: • to actively implement its Listing Advisory Program aimed at promotion of the corporate sector in the securities market; • to continue modernization of its IT and trading capacities; • influenced by market trends to further optimize the organizational structure of the exchange. Key Information Contacts National Bank www.cbar.az State Committee for Securities www.scs.gov.az Ministry of Finance www.maliyye.gov.az National Depository Center www.mdm.az Ministry of Economic Development www.economy.gov.az CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Name Mr. Kamran Aliyev E-mail [email protected] Website www.bse.az PAGE 27