Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan devalues tenge by 18%
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has allowed the tenge's value to fall by almost a fifth against the greenback by substantially devaluing the currency's dollar peg.
Kazakhstan turns again to Marchenko
Grigory Marchenko will serve a second spell as governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
Serbia's Jelasic apprehensive on intervention
Government intervention has had little success so far in taming market sentiment, said Radovan Jelasic, the governor of the National Bank of Serbia.
Kazakhstan raises rates by 200 basis points
The National Bank of Kazakhstan's rate-setting board voted on Friday to hike its benchmark official refinancing rate by two percentage points to 11%.
Sustaining Kazakhstan's macroeconomic success
According to this op-ed piece by Aasim Husain of the IMF, Kazakhstan's macroeconomic achievements are widely recognized and for good reason.
Kazakhstan gets 'bank' note spelling wrong
The Central Bank of Kazakhstan has misspelled the word "bank" on its new notes, officials said on Wednesday 18 October.
National Bank of Kazakhstan - Annual Report 2005
According to the National Bank of Kazakhstan's Annual Report 2005, real GDP growth in 2005 was 9.4 percent.
National Bank of Kazakhstan - Annual Report 2004
According to the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Annual Report 2004, investment activity on the part of domestic and foreign capital contributed a great deal to the country's economic growth.
EurAsEC central bankers meet in Belarus
The XIVth session of EurAsEC Council of the heads of central banks was held in Minsk on Monday 27 February.
Hunt on for 'radioactive dollars' in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is currently hunting for dozens of "radioactive dollars" circulating in the country's financial system.
Kazakhstan appoints new deputy
According to a decree from President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Askar Yelemesov was appointed deputy president of the National Bank of Khasakhstan on Wednesday 3 March.
Kazakhstan appoints new central bank chief
Kazakhstan's parliament on Monday 26 January approved Anvar Saidenov, 43, as the new head of the former Soviet Republic's central bank.
Kazakhstan to create financial market regulator
Kazakhstan National Bank Chairman, Grigory Marchenko, has said the central bank has decided to establish a special agency to regulate the Kazakhstan financial market, subordinate to the President, in January 2004, according to a report by the Times of…
Marchenko's prize
Grigori Marchenko, the unassuming but hugely competent governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, has received recognition for his instrumental role in turning his country into the most prosperous economy in the region by winning Euromoney's 2003…
Turkey, Kazakhstan sign banking sector memorandum
Turkey's Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and the central bank of Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding in the line of the joint goal of ensuring financial system stability, according to the anatolia news agency.
Interview: Grigori Marchenko
In conversation with Benedict Mander, the chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan discusses reserve management policy, the importance of oil, and the difficulties in retaining staff at the central bank.
Central banks in transition
– Kazakhstan, Georgia and Turkey –
Kazakh National Bank chief may resign over rouble
A report from the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency claims that Grigoriy Marchenko, chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan is ready to resign if the Russian rouble is adopted as the single currency of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine.
Kazakh central bank lists economic union stages
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has listed the stages necessary for creating an economic zone between Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Chairman of the Bank Grigoriy said the move will undoubtedly benefit Kazakhstan from growing trade between the…
Kazakh national bank to up gold purchases in 2003
The Kazakhstan National Bank plans to increase gold purchases on the domestic market in 2003. The Bank's net gold and foreign currency reserves totalled 2.981bn dollars in December 2002.
Kazakh national bank to pay 50 per cent less tax
The profits tax paid to the state budget by the Kazakh National Bank will be 50 per cent down in 2002 on the 2001 figure, it was reported on 25 November, quoting the bank's chairman, Grigoriy Marchenko.
Kazakh Nat Bank head rejects resignation rumours
KAZAKHSTAN - The chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Grigoriy Marchenko, has rejected rumours that he would soon resign.
National Bank of Kazakhstan - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The National Bank of Kazakhstan has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Kazakhstan's foreign currency, gold reserves up
KAZAKHSTAN - Kazakhstan's foreign currency and gold reserves, including the National Fund's finances and the National Bank's gross foreign currency and gold reserves, have gone up by 1 per cent since the beginning of August, amounting to 4.58bn dollars.