7.3% of Kazakhstanis ready to buy shares of national companies within

18:54, 31 August 2012

ASTANA. August 31. KAZINFORM A survey was held within the information campaign of the People's IPO Program which showed that 7.3% of the people of Kazakhstan would like to purchase the shares of national companies, the press service of "Samruk-Kazyna" National Welfare Fund informs.

"According to the results of the survey, 7.3% of the people participating in the poll would like to buy the shares of national companies within the People's IPO Program," the statement of the Fund reads.

Besides, it is planned to attract about 160 thousand individuals or 1% of the people of Kazakhstan to participate in the Program in 2012-2015.

The People's IPO Program is implemented in three stages from 2012 through 2015. All the national companies participating in the Program are divided in three echelons: the shares of "KazTransOil" JSC will be the first to enter the market in 2012, "KEGOC" JSC, "Air Astana" Company, "KazTransGas" JSC, "Samruk-Energo" JSC, "Kaztransmorflot" JSC will follow in 2013 and "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" JSC, "Kaztemirtrans" JSC will be the next in 2014 and "Kazatomprom" JSC and "KazMunaiGas" will be the last to make their shares available in 2015.

The main purpose of the Program is to provide opportunities for the population to own the shares of the biggest national companies of the country and popularize the shares and develop the securities market of Kazakhstan.

Source: PM.kz

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