News about money
Pension reform in Kazakhstan raises questions
Kazakhstan is moving forward with its new pension system. However, some are concerned it will mean lower revenues for the state budget and more money in the shadow economy.
11 August 2015
Nazarbayev signs Kazakhstan pension legislation amendments
Kazakhstan is getting ready to implement a new pension system.
06 August 2015
25 y.o. Kazakhstani programmer donates $2 million for cancer research
Having worked at Barclays for half a year, a programmer from Kazakhstan Askhat Murzabayev earned a little over $2 million and donated the money to the International Cancer Research Center.
22 July 2015
Lawyer formerly involved in Ablyazov's case appointed to Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Amnestied Ukrainian lawyer Yelena Tishchenko has been appointed to lead the newly established department for return of criminally obtained assets in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
10 July 2015
Kazakhstan's businessmen invited to do business in Croatia
Kazakhstan’s businessmen have been invited to do business in Croatia.
30 May 2015
Kazakhstan mulls limiting cash transactions for sole proprietors
Kazakhstan mulls limiting cash transactions between sole proprietors to 1,000 MCI or 1,982,000 tenge ($10,667).
14 May 2015
American billionaire Jim Rogers advises to invest in emerging markets like Kazakhstan
A famous American investor and businessman Jim Rogers advised to invest in the emerging markets like Iran, Kazakhstan, North Korea and a number of African countries.
09 May 2015
Pregnant oil company employee threatens to jump out of window for non-paid salary
A 5-month pregnant employee of Aktobe-based oil company Lines Jump LLP threatens to jump out of a window because she has not been paid any salary for months.
30 April 2015
Almaty Marathon raises money for orphans
The 4th Almaty Marathon will raise money to help an orphanage build a recreation ground for children with speech disorders.
26 April 2015
Kazakh banks may benefit from tenge devaluation: experts
Experts share their views on the possible implications of devaluation of the tenge for Kazakhstani banks.
24 March 2015
Kazakh Foreign Ministry cuts spending on costly trips abroad
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is cutting its spendings on costly trips abroad amid the current global economic crisis.
20 March 2015
Nazarbayev says rich Kazakhs should keep money at home
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has called well-to-do citizens to use the chance of legalizing their property and money and bring their capitals back to Kazakhstan.
12 March 2015
We do not pay foreigners for nothing: Samruk Kazyna CEO
CEO of Samruk Kazyna National Wealth Fund Umirzak Shukeyev has spoken about the wages of the foreigners employed at the Fund.
10 March 2015
ArcelorMittal Temirtau employees to receive full salary
ArcelorMittal Temirtau will pay the remaining 25 percent of the workers' wages before February 17.
11 February 2015
Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev launches venture capital fund
Kazakhstan's businessman Kenes Rakishev has become one of the investors of a $102 million venture capital fund.
05 February 2015
Bonds of 22 companies held by Single Pension Fund of Kazakhstan depreciate four-fold
Securities of 22 companies held by the Single Pension Fund of Kazakhstan now cost four times less then their nominal value.
10 January 2015
Kazakh National Fund grows despite drop in oil prices: Minister of Finance
Despite the drop in oil prices, Kazakhstan’s National Fund continues to grow.
22 December 2014
Central Bank of Kazakhstan issues new 1000 bill
The Central Bank of Kazakhstan has issued a new 1000 tenge bill.
16 December 2014
Mickey Mouse currency a money spinner for tiny Niue
The Pacific nation of Niue has released new coins with images of Disney characters on one side and Queen Elizabeth II on the other.
13 October 2014
National payment system in Kazakhstan unfeasible: experts
Amidst sanctions standoff between the West and Russia, Kazakhstan is concerned with the lack of its own payment system. Experts comment on possibilities and limitations in introducing such a system.
09 October 2014