UPDATE 1-Kazakh bank BTA adds $2.7 bln to loss provisions

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ALMATY, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Kazakh bank BTA BTAS.KZ, which is trying to restructure a $10.3 billion debt, said on Tuesday it had created $2.7 billion of fresh provisions against loan losses following a review of its loan book.

BTA said on Monday it had asked creditors to slash its debt by $8 billion to avoid bankruptcy.

On Tuesday, the bank also named the members of its creditors' steering committee among which are ABN AMRO, Commerzbank, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Fortis Investment Management, ING Asia Private Bank Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Wachovia Bank.

(Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; editing by John Stonestreet)