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KASE mobile application
KASE launched a mobile application that includes a stream of market data to track the dynamics of financial instruments and key indicators, as well as the ability to connect and work with KASE's training trading system. A special feature of the "KASE Mobile" application is a more structured access to information on the markets in one click, the ability of the user to create a selected set of tools for further tracking their prices on one page
Support of sustainable development principles
In 2020 the Exchange's Sustainable Development Policy was put into effect. The document defines the main goals and objectives of KASE as an organization that follows the principles of sustainable development and promotes them in the Kazakhstan financial market.
KASE consistently promotes the best international practice in the field of sustainable development, including in terms of improving ESG information disclosure among listed companies, conducting trainings and seminars on Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and information disclosure according to ESG criteria, expanding products that meet the principles sustainable development.
KASE is one of 39 members of the World Federation of Exchanges that disseminate reporting methodology based on ESG criteria and one of 48 exchanges promoting ESG criteria.
Ring the Bell for Gender Equality
In March 2020 KASE took part in the 6th annual "Ring the Bell for Gender Equality" ceremony. 77 exchangesaround the world rang their bells for gender equality. Within the event KASE in partnership with Young Presidents' Organization Kazakhstan (YPO Kazakhstan) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) held the conference "Sustainable Development of the Organization: Gender Equality". During the conference, speakers raised a number of issues related to legislative and economic incentives for gender equality, as well as various programs to expand the role and opportunities of women entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan.
In September 2020, KASE took part in the "Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy" ceremony within the framework of the WFE "World Investor Week" initiative. This event marked the start of the annual Retail Investor Contest of KASE. KASE has implemented a number of educational initiatives dedicated to improving the financial literacy of the population, incl. in the development of the country's stock market. For more than three years, the exchange has conducted more than 20 training events, during which potential retail investors received information on how to trade in the securities market.
An article about KASE was published in WFE, Focus on the topic of financial literacy.
Educational activities
Throughout the year, the Exchange conducted training events for entrepreneurs and the publicin order to improve financial literacy. The events were held jointly with the National Chamberof Entrepreneurs "Atameken", the Entrepreneurship Development Fund "Damu", the InternationalFinance Corporation (IFC), Kazpost JSC, Nazarbayev University, KIMEP University and SatbayevUniversity, Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU) and KAZGLU University.
In order to raise awareness of operations of KASE's exchange market, as well as of the possibilitiesof raising capital in the Kazakh stock market, the Exchange launched a training program "StockMarket with KASE" and a news program "Exchange News from KASE" on the radio "BusinessFM".
KASE conducted a comprehensive training program for university students "Trading on KASE: from A to Z", consisting of a series of webinars and practices in the form of the "Exchange Simulator" contest. Over 1,140 students from 40 universities participated in the event. The project "Exchange Simulator" has been implemented since 2008. Within 12 years, the number of participants has reached more than 8.5 thousand students from 80 universities of Kazakhstan and abroad.
During 2020, KASE contest was held among retail investors in the stock market. 634 investors took part in the contest, concluding more than 3,561 deals with the amount of 150 million tenge.
Road Shows and "Issuer Day" on KASE
On KASE platform, the Road Shows were held for the following companies: Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (DBK) as part of the offering of Eurobonds denominated in tenge, Sovereign Wealth Fund "SamrukKazyna" JSC as part of the issue of unsecured coupon bonds and Entrepreneurship Development Fund "DAMU" JSC on the possibilities of raising funds through the issue of KASE subsidized bonds.
As part of KASE's project "Issuer Day", meetings with investors and professional market participants were held for Kazakhtelecom JSC, Kcell JSC, KEGOC JSC and Kazakhstan Mortgage Company JSC.
As part of the development of "KASE Startup", the Exchange, together with QazTech Ventures,held an online meeting on obtaining support for Kazakh start-up projects froma Singapore fund.
Capital Markets of Central Asia and Azerbaijan: Challenges and Prospects
KASE held a regional online conference "Capital Markets of Central Asia and Azerbaijan: Challenges and Prospects" with the participation of six exchanges from five countries of the region. Speakers spoke about current economic situation in the region, current status and plans for the development of domestic capital markets, and also discussed the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of the exchanges.