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.
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.
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.
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.
Despite the lingering uncertainty of the global economy, Kazakhstan’s economy has been stable, with the GDP growing 5.1% in the H1 2013. The annual inflation stands at 5.9%: Economy Minister.
According to the National Bank, of Kazakhstan the share of the loans issued in tenge exceeded 68 percent and made over 6.4 trillion tenge ($42 billion) as of September.
Late May the global oil price fell from $120 to $93 per barrel, which entailed weakening of the Russian rouble. Speculations were sparked that Kazakhstan would follow Russia’s example.
The country’s General Prosecutor’s Office is drafting amendments [before September 2012] into the national legislation to introduce liability for those starting or running Ponzi schemes.
An expert of Kazakhstan Ministry of Economic Development Madiyar Kenzhebulat said that 166 tenge per 1 dollar would be “the worst scenario” for Kazakhstan currency.