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Kazakhstan tenge plunged to its record low after the country floated it, renouncing the set corridor and adopting inflation targeting.

President of Kazakhstan instructed the National Bank to initiate a mechanism of compensation for private fixed-term deposits in tenge.

August 20 the country’s Central Bank renounced its policy of the set currency band, letting the national currency float freely.

From August 20 the National Bank and the Government have decided to implement a new monetary policy based on inflation targeting and to renounce the earlier practiced currency corridor.

Inflation targeting is another type of monetary policy that rests on the inflation rate in the mid run, rather than on the currency exchange rate: Kairat Kelimbetov.

People in Kazakhstan wonder about the meaning of August 19 spike in tenge-dollar exchange rate, while the National Bank keeps silent.

Kazakhstani banks raise dollar-tenge exchange rate. People fear another devaluation of the currency. The Kazakh National Bank is silent.

Chairman of the Board of of Kazkommertsbank said that issuing and obtaining loans in dollars in Kazakhstan was dangerous.

Experts comment on the latest expansion of the tenge to dollar exchange rate pegged corridor in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan’s central bank has expanded the tenge to US dollar exchange rate corridor.

Earlier President Nazarbayev declared that no devaluation of the tenge would happen right after the presidential elections, as it had been predicted earlier by some analysts.

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has dispelled the rumours about a forthcoming devaluation of the tenge in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan has once again ruled out the possibility of adopting a single currency for the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), despite the propositions of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.

Experts share their views on the possible implications of devaluation of the tenge for Kazakhstani banks.

Kazakhstanis are now increasingly relying on services of microfinance organisations due to the shortage of tenge in banks.

Chairman of one of Kazakhstani banks says that the tenge deficit in Kazakhstan is created artificially.

The plan for 2015-2016 was developed concertedly with the Government and seeks to ensure macroeconomic stability, develop cashless payments, reducing the shadow economy, and prioritize the national currency over foreign currencies.

Kazakh National Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna has ordered its subsidiaries to avoid making unnecessary foreign currency transactions to reduce pressure on the tenge exchange rate in Kazakhstan.

Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov speaks about the state of the financial market in Kazakhstan and what the government will do about it.

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged Kazakhstan's state companies to sell dollars and buy the tenge.
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