Finance • 06 February, 2019

Kazakh Halyk Bank gets permission to open branch in Uzbekistan

Finance • 06 February, 2019

Kazakhstan’s National Bank discloses reasons for weakening of tenge

Finance • 01 February, 2019

AFSA jointly with global regulators launches GFIN (Global Sandbox)

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) is a newly-formed alliance of 29 financial regulators and organisations including, Financial Conduct Authority of the UK, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and Astana Financial Services Authority, committed to: (1) collaborate and share experience of innovation in respective markets; (2) exchange of knowledge and lessons learned in RegTech related matters; (3) provide firms with an environment to test cross-border solutions, reports the press service of the center.

Finance • 30 January, 2019

Kazakhstan’s investment opportunities presented to business circles of Omsk

The presentation of the investment opportunities of Kazakhstan and the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) for representatives of the business community with the participation of the Minister of Economy of the Omsk Region Mr. Galyamov took place in Omsk, the AIFC's press office informs.

Finance • 22 January, 2019

Reducing tax burden will allow 2 million citizens to receive additional income

At the Government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the progress in the implementation of the President’s Five Social Initiatives was reviewed.

Finance • 15 January, 2019

Resource savings from installing house heat meters amounted to 30-40% — Housing and Communal Services

During the interview for the PrimeMinister.kz official site, Chairman of Kazakhstan Center for Modernization and Development of Housing and Public Utilities Nursultan Zhienbayev told about the planned digitalization of the infrastructure and housing, and its advantages.

Finance • 03 January, 2019

From January 2019 social and economic changes expecting Kazakhstanis

The Head of State in the Address to the People of Kazakhstan “Growing Welfare of Kazakh Citizens: Increase in Incomes and Quality of Life,” “New Opportunities under the Fourth Industrial Revolution” announced specific orders for improving the social and economic welfare of the population, which entered into force today, Jan. 1, 2019, reports the press service of Prime Minister.

Finance • 11 December, 2018

All conditions created for full implementation of allocated budgets by local executive bodies — Ministry of Finance

At the Government meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Minister of Finance Alikhan Smailov, as well as heads of a number of ministries and akims of the regions reported on the state budget execution for 11 months of 2018.

Finance • 27 November, 2018

Enterprises of Pavlodar region to increase salaries for 23 thousand employees

The Head of State in his Address of October 2018 “Growing Welfare of Kazakh Citizens: Increase in Incomes and Quality of Life,” instructed the Government to increase the minimum wage by 1.5 times from Jan. 1, 2019. This initiative is also widely supported by the business community. This time, the Eurasian Group Company announced its intention to raise wages of employees, reports primeminister.kz.