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Kazakhstan's GDP grows 5.7 percent
Kazakhstan's GDP in January-October 2013 has grown 5.8 percent in real terms.
18 November 2013
Central Bank HQ should be located in Astana: Governor
Should the decision be made to move the HQ, it will take 3-4 years to implement the decision.
15 November 2013
Central Bank Governor not planning to change cities for sake of his new position
There’s a special entrance arranged for Mr. Kelimbetov, a special entry into the floor; a special team of guardsmen has been arranged to guard his floor and even a metal detector installed: an unidentified source.
25 October 2013
Merger of Kazakhstan’s pension funds to be complete in H2 2014
Earlier Mr. Kelimbetov, the then Vice Prime Minister, said that all the pension savings should be consolidated into a single government-owned pension fund by July 1, 2013.
23 October 2013
Ex Central Bank Governor on his decision to quit
Since Kazakhstan gained independence, there have been 6 governors. President assured the Central Bank’s policy wouldn’t be changed: Gregory Marchenko.
21 October 2013
Gregory Marchenko replaced with Kairat Kelimbetov as Central Bank Governor
Nursultan Nazarbayev elaborated that Mr. Marchenko had been relieved of duties for family reasons.
01 October 2013
Kazakhstan Central Bank Governor Gregory Marchenko meets Zhou Xiaochuan, People's Bank of China Governor
One of the items on the agenda was mutual settlements in the Tenge, Kazakhstan’s currency, and the renminbi.
30 September 2013
Kazakhstan’s future is closely linked to Russia and China: Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor
These countries’ currencies are to play a greater role in Kazakhstan’s foreign trade as compared to the role of the US Dollar, he believes.
18 September 2013
It is best that Ablyazov is tried in Britain or France: Marchenko
t would be best if he is tried in Britain or France, but tried fairly and given the term he deserves, and that the country he is tried in makes sure that he serves the term he is given: Marchenko
17 September 2013
20% of the Single Pension Fund’s assets to be invested abroad
I am not sure the pension reform is complete before the end of the year: Central Bank Governor.
06 September 2013
Kazakhstan National Bank starts pegging tenge to fx basket
The currency basket is introduced for changing the operational direction in the currency exchange policy: Marchenko.
02 September 2013
National Bank suspends licenses of three banks for currency exchange services
The three banks “had violated the country’s legislation on counteraction to laundering illicitly obtained income and interaction to financing of terrorism”.
05 August 2013
Central Bank Governor Marchenko on the rumors of currency devaluation
The spring time was quiet, with no such rumors around. Perhaps people have got bored. Unfortunately, in our country such rumors is a way to entertain oneself: Gregory Marchenko.
02 August 2013
Launch of the Single Pension Fund depends on negotiations between the Government with shareholders of major privately-owned pension funds: Central Bank Governor
Completion of the talks was expected in May-June so that the actual merger could start from July 1. The National Banks expects the talks to be over in August.
29 July 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
Kazakhstan National Bank did not call to raise retirement age: vice-chairman
Marchenko expressed his opinion as a citizen and consultant: Bissengali Tadzhiyakov.
13 June 2013
The Government needs up to $600 million to launch the single network of ATMs run by the Central Bank
Giving the network of ATMs and ATMs card business to the Central Bank the banks will have to lay off nearly 5 thousand people in the market: Halyk Bank Chairwoman of the Board.
06 June 2013
Central Bank Governor on Kazakhstan’s foreign debt
In line with international standards, the figure is less than 16% of the country’s GDP and is no threat: Gregory Marchenko.
06 June 2013
Toxic Assets Fund has been slow to buy out toxic assets: Central Bank Governor
Kazakhstan’s banks should sell their NPLs at a reasonable discount (…) they had better not concentrate on such NPLs; let the Toxic Assets Fund deal with them: Gregory Marchnko.
06 June 2013