ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 30. The National Bank
of Kazakhstan plans to expand the list of foreign currencies for
which the official exchange rate of the tenge is established,
Trend reports via the
bank.
The initiative is envisaged in a draft resolution of the
National Bank’s Board, which aims to update the rules governing the
official exchange rate of the national currency of Kazakhstan
against foreign currencies.
According to the National Bank, the proposed amendments are
designed to align the regulation with the country’s updated legal
framework, including the Constitution adopted on March 15, 2026, as
well as Kazakhstan’s Tax and Digital Codes, the law “On the
National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” and the bank’s
internal regulations.
Under the draft resolution, the number of foreign currencies
included in the official exchange rate list would increase from 39
to 48.
The National Bank proposes adding the national currencies of
nine countries to the list: Vietnam, Egypt, Israel, Indonesia,
Qatar, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, and Romania.
The regulator said the expansion is based on an analysis of
trade turnover over the past five years, payment volumes and
settlement currencies, as well as the history of requests for
official exchange rate data from individuals and businesses.
