About us
Profile
Kazkommertsbank is one of the largest private banks in CIS and the market leader by total assets in Kazakhstan. The Bank provides a wide range of banking and other financial services to corporate and retail clients across the region.
Headquartered in Almaty, the Bank serves its retail clients through a network of 157 branches as at the end of the 1st quarter 2010 in Kazakhstan under the KAZKOM logo. In addition, Kazkommertsbank has international banking subsidiaries in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and the Russian Federation.
With over 16 years in operation, Kazkommertsbank is the dominant provider of banking services and other financial products to large and medium-sized corporations across all sectors of the Kazakh economy.
The Bank’s employees across the region are devoted to the task of maintaining the Bank’s position as the premier financial services company in Kazakhstan based on superior understanding of our clients' financial needs and the ability to meet these through the highest quality of service.
Strategy
In view of the slowdown of Kazakh economy, significant turbulence and uncertainty in the global financial system and worsening economic conditions in key markets, Kazkommertsbank is focusing on asset qualtiy and liquidity management, whilst continuing to maintain operating efficiency.
Asset quality
Kazkommertsbank is focused on working with its existing clientele and on asset qualtiy of its loan portfolio. The Bank concentrate its efforts on problem loans on case-by-case basis in line with cooperation with clients to help them improve their operations and increase the recovery rate.
Liquidity management
The Bank is going to concentrate on the domestic sources of funding: the main objective is to maintain corporate client base and retail deposits market share. The Bank does not have large-ticket foreign debt maturing in 2010.
Cost control
One of the Bank’s major objectives is to keep its expenses low. As of YE2009, Kazkommertsbank was the most efficient Bank among its peers.
Products & Services
Corporate banking
Kazkommertsbank has been servicing corporate clients in Kazakhstan for over 15 years and is a domestic market leader in corporate lending.
The needs of corporate clients are met through a wide range to services including trade and structured finance products, project finance, e-banking and asset management services, as well as short-term credit facilities and other general banking services.
As at 31 March 2010 the Bank’s total net corporate loan portfolio amounted to US$ 12,900 million with corporate deposits (excluding funds under government stabilization programmes) to US$ 5,941 million.
Retail banking
Kazkommertsbank possesses one of the leading retail banking franchises in Kazakhstan with a 18.0 per cent share of the retail deposit market as at 1 May 2010.
The Bank offers to its retail customers a comprehensive range of banking products including residential mortgages, consumer loans, debit and credit cards and deposit and current accounts.
Kazkommertsbank enjoys a good reputation in Kazakhstan for quality of service, reliability and professionalism.