(ShareCast News) - There were accolades for one of GoldBridges' subsidiaries on Wednesday, with its Kazakh operator Sekisovskoye being awarded top rankings from the country's National Business Rating Agency.The AIM-traded company said that, among the companies reviewed, Sekisovskoye received first place in the East Kazakhstan region for profitability against a range of measures, and second place for profitability across the whole of the country.Sekisovskoye was also among contenders for nomination for the Industry Leader Award, which would be held in a special ceremony on 11 March in Astana."We are delighted to have won first and second place in two of these prestigious Kazakh awards, which demonstrate the importance of our Sekisovskoye gold mine for all of our stakeholders," said GoldBridges CEO Aidar Assaubayev.The Non-Commercial National Business Rating Agency is a part of the Union of National Business Rating, which incorporates similar bodies in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.