News about National Bank

Mortgage loans are for rich people: Kazakhstan's central bank governor Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, believes that only rich people should obtain mortgage loans.

25 December 2013

Kazakhstan central bank suspends BTA Bank's currency exchange license Kazakhstan National Bank has suspended the license of Kazakhstan-based BTA Bank for exchanging transactions of foreign currency cash.

23 December 2013

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

National Bank issues new 1000 tenge A new 1000 tenge bill was issued and put into circulation by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on December 12, 2013.

17 December 2013

Different photo of 20-thousand tenge bill Tengrinews has got hold of another photo of the new 20-thousand tenge bill. It is different from the one demonstrated earlier, but matches the description of the source in minting industry.

04 December 2013

Kazakhstan’s President meets Central Bank Governor The country’s international reserves, including assets of the National Oil Fund [accumulating windfall oil revenues], increased by 7.4% since the start of the year, reaching $92.4 billion: Central Bank Governor.

21 November 2013

20-thousand Kazakhstan Tenge bill unveiled The design of a commemorative 20-thousand bill was presented to journalists.

19 November 2013

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

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