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Devaluation in Kazakhstan: How black was Black Tuesday?
Kazakhstan's central bank released the tenge into a 'managed free float ín February 2011 and this has brought Kazakhstani depositors to loosing 20% of their savings in dollar equivalent.
13 February 2014
10% hike: Air Astana on prices for air tickets
The 20% currency devaluation will have an impact on the company’s financial performance as 70% of sales are in the national currency, with 65% of expenses being in US Dollars: Erbol Ospanov.
13 February 2014
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor calls commoners to count their blessings
I believe Kazakhstanis appreciate the policy pursued by the country’s authorities: many Kazakhstanis got a job, many have started their own businesses; it’s just the start of the way: Kairat Kelimbetov.
12 February 2014
Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on immediacy of the decision to devalue the national currency by 20%
Starting from February 11, 2014 Kazakhstan’s Central Bank decided to stop supporting the tenge exchange rate, decrease currency interventions and stop interference with shaping the tenge exchange rate.
12 February 2014
Tenge meltdown disrupts e-Gov and online shopping in Kazakhstan
Today's devaluation of tenge in Kazakhstan has affected the work of the e-government website eGov.kz.
11 February 2014
Mayor of Almaty orders to keep prices down
The Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yesimov has instructed the city authorities to keep prices down amid the devaluation of tenge.
11 February 2014
Dollar explodes in Kazakhstan: 200 tenge per dollar
Kazakhstan banks are setting their exchange rates ski-high, selling one dollar for more than 200 tenge.
11 February 2014
20% hike: Big stores in Kazakhstan change prices amid tenge devaluation
Big stores in Kazakhstan are increasing their prices amid the devaluation of tenge.
11 February 2014
The new tenge exchange rate is beneficial to the country’s economy: Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor
The spread in currency exchange transactions should be no more than 2 tenge per each sold or bought US Dollar, Kairat Kelimbetov said.
11 February 2014
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
Currency devaluation in Kazakhstan
The new exchange rate is expected at 185 tenge for 1USD (up from 155 tenge for 1 USD).
11 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
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
20-thousand Kazakhstan Tenge bill unveiled
The design of a commemorative 20-thousand bill was presented to journalists.
19 November 2013
Reprinting Kazakhstan's new 20,000-tenge bills requires $16 million
The new bill was supposed to be issued November 15 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the tenge.
15 November 2013
Tenge bills more beautiful than new $100 banknotes
The new American $100 bill not as beautiful as Kazakhstan's tenge notes. Kazakhstan currency is "like the Meryl Streep of international bank notes": The Atlantic.
18 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