Kazakhstan: called for suspend trading on commodity exchanges

The Exchange Committee at the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition (AZRK) of Kazakhstan called on to suspend trading on the country’s commercial exchanges before stabilizing the situation. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of AZRK.

It is noted that in the Committee on January 8, a correspondence meeting was held. The issue of renewal of trading will be considered after the final settlement of what is happening in the republic.

“Taking into account the entry of the state of emergency in the country and temporary regulation of prices for individual stock goods by the Exchange Committee, it is recommended to suspend exchange trading on commercial exchanges,” the AZRK press service was stressed.

Previously, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan “Atameken” calculated the amount of damage from protests in the country, grew into mass riots. It is noted that the total amount of damage, according to approximate estimates, exceeded 92.3 billion tenge or $ 212 million, of which 90.7 billion tenge in Alma-Ata.

/Media reports.