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 The headquarters of ForteBank in Astana | |
| Industry | Financial services |
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| Founded | February 10, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Astana, Kazakhstan |
Key people | Bulat Utemuratov, Owner Bekzhan Piramatov, CEO |
| Website | forte |
ForteBank is a Kazakh private bank. The head office is located in the capital Astana, with branches located throughout Kazakhstan.
As of January 2023, ForteBank ranks fifth in terms of assets among Kazakh banks. [1]
The current bank was created on February 10, 2015, as a result of the merger of three banks - ForteBank, Alliance Bank and Temirbank. The main shareholder of the bank is Kazakh businessman Bulat Utemuratov. [2]
May marked the bank's first payment of dividends on its common shares. The total amount of accrued dividends amounted to 4.6 billion tenge. [6]
ForteBank is a universal bank operating in all market segments (retail, SME, corporate).
Inside the bank there is a division into brands:
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