National Bank of Kazakhstan
Eurasian central bank cooperation taken up a notch
Armenia and Kyrgyzstan attend ‘advisory council’ on foreign exchange policy for first time; meeting held in wake of Bank of Russia’s decision to let the ruble float
Angola SWF joins London-based international forum
Angolan sovereign wealth fund joins London-based International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds; Kazakh fund granted associate membership
Kazakh central bank fund seeks advisers on managing $110bn reserves
Consultants sought to help direct country's reserve management strategy and SWF's growth in the alternative assets space
IMF paper makes case for new policy rate in Kazakhstan
Economists say the National Bank of Kazakhstan should be equipped with a new policy rate to give it more direct influence over short-term interest rates
IMF pushes Kazakhstan to modernise monetary policy
The National Bank of Kazakhstan should widen its exchange rate band and adopt ‘more effective’ interest rate instruments, the IMF says
Kazakhstan aims for hat-trick in banknote beauty parade
The International Bank Note Society judges newly issued banknotes on aesthetic and security grounds; Solomon Islands among those aiming to wrest crown from the Kazakhs
Kazakhs let currency fall 19%
National Bank of Kazakhstan points to the Fed taper and ‘uncertainty’ around the exchange rate of the Russian ruble as the main motivations for devaluing the tenge
Kazakhstan experiences 10-year inflation low
Quarterly inflation falls to 0.6% in latest figures; National Bank of Kazakhstan predicts it will increase in the coming quarter but remain in check throughout 2014
Kazakhstan’s integration of alternative assets into its reserves management
Resource-rich Kazakhstan has embraced alternatives through the creation of a new fund to drive returns and improve diversification of its foreign reserves. Yeszhan Birtanov reports
Kazakh governor replaced for 'family reasons'
Long-serving central bank governor Grigory Marchenko steps down in favour of deputy prime minister Kairat Kelimbetov