Eurasian Bank is the ninth largest lender[4] in Kazakhstan, headquartered in Almaty,[5] It was founded in 1994 as a closed joint-stock company, and reregistered in 2003 as a joint stock company due to joint stock company law changes.[6] The Bank is owned 100% by Eurasian Financial Company. Awards In 2013, the Bank was awarded Best Bank in Kazakhstan 2013 by EMEA Finance and Michael Eggleton, the CEO, received the 2013 Executive of the Year Award from the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan. In 2012 and 2013 the Bank was awarded the Domestic Retail Bank of the Year by Asian Banking & Finance. In 2012 the Bank was awarded the Best Bank in Kazakhstan by Euromoney and the Bank of the Year in Kazakhstan by The Banker Award title : Best Retail Bank Kazakhstan 2013 By : Global Banking & Finance Review