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Market updates on regulation, banking products, payments, deals and digital services across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.
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Business Lending in Kazakhstan Grows by 20% Driven by Small Enterprises
The corporate loan portfolio reached 18.3 trillion tenge. Small and medium-sized businesses became the main driver, while lending volumes to large companies are stagnating.
Premium banking in Kazakhstan: entry threshold drops to 15 million tenge
The share of medium-sized deposits is growing, and banks are adapting VIP services for a new audience.
Central Bank of Uzbekistan and Webster University sign memorandum of cooperation
The regulator plans to develop its scientific and analytical potential and implement solutions based on academic research in the financial sector.
UzNIF Lists on the London Stock Exchange: First International Listing of an Uzbekistan National Asset
The National Investment Fund placed global depositary receipts on the LSE, raising $692 million including the overallotment option.
Kazakhstani issuers tested the Chinese capital market
Samruk-Kazyna issued panda bonds at 2.18% per annum — cheaper than Hungary and Sharjah
Kazakhstan Banks Earn Record Profits on High Interest Rates
The sector’s net interest income exceeded 4 trillion tenge, but the main source is not lending to the economy