The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan reissued the universal banking licenses of Alatau City Bank and ForteBank under orders No. B-140 and No. B-141, expanding both licenses to cover additional interbank business. The added permissions include interbank loans, interbank guarantees, interbank sureties and other interbank operations. The reissued license for Alatau City Bank is No. 1.1.998.132, while the reissued license for ForteBank is No. 1.1.965.133.