BANGALORE/ALMATY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Kazakh state-run bank BTA BTAS.KZ has filed for protection from creditors in a Manhattan bankruptcy court after some of them took action against the lender which is restructuring $11.6 billion in debt.

By Santosh Nadgir and Olzhas Auyezov

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE6141BZ20100205