The tenge ends the first week of October in the red: the dollar rebounded to 448.36 tenge after strengthening below 440, while the euro rose to 504.73 tenge. Exchange rates in Astana, Almaty and Shymkent.
The weighted average dollar rate on the exchange reached 448.36 tenge, up from 442.26 the day before. Trading volume totaled $457.328 million, with exchange offices in Astana and Almaty selling the dollar at 452-453 tenge.
ForteBank sold 51% of ForteLeasing shares. The buyer has not been disclosed. The deal comes amid asset restructuring and the acquisition of Home Credit Bank.
Kazakhstan has elected Mariya Khadzhiyeva as chief financial ombudsman, with ombudsmen also appointed for banking, microfinance, insurance and securities.
A pension savings audit in Kazakhstan found that the UAPF received data on debt and provisions hidden under 'other assets.' Managers are now required to disclose exact amounts.
The dollar rate on KASE rose by 5.46 tenge to 447.72 tenge on October 2, exchange offices raised prices by 10 tenge in two days. The euro reached 504.49 tenge.
N1broker, controlled by Bereke Bank CEO Andrey Timchenko, has paid 208.9 million tenge in dividends from its 2025 retained earnings, per a KASE filing.
In September 2026, BYD sold 456,700 new energy vehicles, taking first place among NEV makers and beating Leapmotor by over 351,000 units.
Freedom Holding Corp. is reviewing an administrative lawsuit filed by Russia's Prosecutor General's Office in Moscow's Tverskoy District Court on September 24.
General Atlantic has shown interest in the Data Center Valley project in Ekibastuz. Toqaev and William Ford discussed AI and digital infrastructure investment in Kazakhstan.
Net investment outflow from Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector hit $1.5 billion in Q2 — a record since independence. Expert Olzhas Baidildinov explains the causes and gives a production forecast.
Freedom and AFM present AI-Compliance case against drops ahead of Digital Bridge: over 7,000 blocked, memorandum and comments from Turlov and Zhumagulov.
Business revenue under the simplified regime rose 18.9% in the first half of the year to 9.4 trillion tenge, while the number of hired employees increased 14.2%, the Finance Ministry said.
Hyundai Trans Auto will supply 790 vehicles to Belarus for $30 mln in 2027–2028. Trade between the two countries has topped $1.2 bln.
Kaz Gold Mining of Ust-Kamenogorsk posted a 2025 profit of 58.1 million tenge, reversing a 1.3 million tenge loss a year earlier. Revenue reached 110.7 million tenge.
Carlsberg Kazakhstan has launched a $344 million Pepsi soft drink plant in Boraldai, Almaty Region, with a capacity of up to 1 billion liters per year.
A revoked MFO license in Kazakhstan does not cancel debts: borrowers must still repay. How to identify the new creditor, verify payment details and where to complain.
Bank RBK has won three Global Customer Choice Index 2026 awards, for staff empathy, comfortable navigation and the best experience for small and medium-sized businesses.
In August 2026, individual deposits in Kazakhstan rose by 132.8 billion tenge to 30.66 trillion. ForteBank and RBK led inflows, while Halyk Bank lost 64.1 billion tenge.
From October 1, Kazakhstan opens applications for the Ken Dala 2 program: 200 billion tenge for the 2027 season, a 5% annual rate and increased agricultural financing.
Kazakhstan's banks earned 213.4 billion tenge in net profit in August 2026, up 6% from July. Halyk and Kaspi kept the lead, while ForteBank returned to the top 5.
In August 2026, IMTS outbound remittances from Kazakhstan halved to 27.9 billion tenge. Transfers to Russia fell 14.3-fold after EU sanctions.
The Development Bank of Kazakhstan has signed a preliminary agreement for a credit line of up to 2 billion yuan with China Construction Bank to finance projects in energy, industry, and transport.
Comfort Hotel Astana, once owned by Kairat Boranbayev, earned 16.9 mln tenge in profit in 2025, up 26% year on year. Hotel revenue reached 1.25 bln tenge.