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I only learned about tenge devaluation last night: Central Bank Governor
There can’t have been any leaks as we only made the decision yesterday after the Stock Exchange trades were over: Kairat Kelimbetov.
11 February 2014
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on Bitcoin
Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry views Bitcoin as a threat to the country’s banks.
04 February 2014
Kazakhstan Central Bank Governor on consumer loan rates and NPLs
Kazakhstan Central Bank is negotiating with second-tier banks to reduce the NPLs figure down to 15% by January 1, 2015 from the current 35.8%.
03 February 2014
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank moves to reduce dollarization of economy
The share of tenge-denominated deposits decreased from 70.2% back in December 2012 to 62.6% in December 2013.
03 February 2014
Central Bank Governor on expediency of the new 20,000-tenge note
Prices can go up pushed by high expectations of the currency devaluation. Let’s not hurry: Kairat Kelimbetov.
19 December 2013
Kazakhstan's economic model always proves consistent: Kelimbetov
Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of Kazakhstan's central bank, says that the economic model of Kazakhstan has proved its consistency every time.
18 November 2013
Pension assets to be fully consolidated in the Q1 2014: Central Bank Governor
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed the Government late January to merge all the pension funds into a single government-owned entity.
13 November 2013
Depositors to play no role in managing pension savings: Central Bank Governor
The compound of the Single Pension Fund’s Managing Board is subject to Kazakhstan President’s approval. It is to include reps of the Government, Central Bank, financial market players as well as independent experts.
29 July 2013
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on plans to issue a 20-thousand-tenge note
The issue has nothing to do with devaluation. The new note is being issued to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Tenge, Kazakhstan’s national currency: Gregory Marchenko.
26 July 2013
Central Bank Governor Gregory Marchenko refuses to comment on efforts to raise retirement age
According to him, the Government and the Parliament will be responsible for any final decisions.
09 January 2013
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor tasked with further reforming the pension system
Earlier Tengrinews.kz reported that Mr. Marchenko doesn’t support the World Bank’s suggestion on launching a single pension fund.
17 September 2012
Marchenko among world's top central bankers
Global Finance magazine made a rating of the managers of Central Banks of 50 countries.
14 September 2012
Central Bank Governor on the Tenge strengthening
The external conditions for Kazakhstan, a commodity exporter, are extremely favorable: Gregory Marchenko.
07 March 2012