Kazakhstan opts for floating exchange rate for its currency
The National Bank will not be directly defining the exchange rate, but will retain the right to rely on currency interventions if the financial system faces threats of destabilization.
New devaluation in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstani banks raise dollar-tenge exchange rate. People fear another devaluation of the currency. The Kazakh National Bank is silent.
19 August 2015
Spanish parliament approves new Greece bailout
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