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AIFC Insights Releases First Comparative Review of Capital Markets in Central Asia and Azerbaijan

AIFC Insights Releases First Comparative Review of Capital Markets in Central Asia and Azerbaijan

The analytical division of the AIFC assessed the infrastructure of four countries. The main takeaway: the region is shifting from building basic institutions to competing for liquidity.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|InfrastructureJune 25, 2026
Kazakhstan's Bank Loan Portfolio Grows by 18%. Bank RBK, Freedom, and Kaspi Lead the Pack

Kazakhstan's Bank Loan Portfolio Grows by 18%. Bank RBK, Freedom, and Kaspi Lead the Pack

Total loan volume approached 44 trillion tenge. The top ten players account for over 92% of the market while maintaining a consistently low delinquency rate.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 24, 2026
Kazakhstan's Senate Approves Amendments to Launch Car Leasing for Individuals

Kazakhstan's Senate Approves Amendments to Launch Car Leasing for Individuals

Following a 2025 pilot project, the parliament is updating the legislative framework. Leasing will become an alternative to car loans, allowing drivers to change vehicles without having to sell them.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 23, 2026
IMF Officially Recommends Kazakhstan Implement Digital Tenge to Control State Expenditures

IMF Officially Recommends Kazakhstan Implement Digital Tenge to Control State Expenditures

The International Monetary Fund sees the national digital currency as a tool for tracking budget funds in real time.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|ProductJune 22, 2026
ARDFM to Complicate Account Opening for Foreigners in Kazakhstan

ARDFM to Complicate Account Opening for Foreigners in Kazakhstan

The regulator has prepared amendments to financial monitoring rules. Banks will have to request more documents and revise risk assessments for non-residents.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|RegulationJune 19, 2026
Halyk Bank Fined for Flaws in Financial Monitoring System

Halyk Bank Fined for Flaws in Financial Monitoring System

The ARDFM’s banking regulation department identified violations in the internal controls of Kazakhstan’s largest bank. The issue concerns procedures, not actual money laundering.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|RegulationJune 18, 2026
Return of the debt-to-income ratio will cool Kazakhstan's car loan market from 2027

Return of the debt-to-income ratio will cool Kazakhstan's car loan market from 2027

On January 1, 2027, the ARDFM will end the period of regulatory relief. Banks will once again factor in the DTI ratio when issuing car loans, limiting access for clients with high debt burdens.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|ProductJune 17, 2026
The Government of Kazakhstan, NVIDIA, and Firebird to Invest $10 Billion in AI: How New Capacities Will Change Fintech

The Government of Kazakhstan, NVIDIA, and Firebird to Invest $10 Billion in AI: How New Capacities Will Change Fintech

A public-private partnership launches the construction of mega data centers in Ekibastuz. Access to 100,000 GPUs will open new opportunities for banks to train neural networks.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|AIJune 16, 2026
National Bank of Kazakhstan sets July 19 deadline for banks to connect to unified QR

National Bank of Kazakhstan sets July 19 deadline for banks to connect to unified QR

The regulator’s head, Timur Suleimenov, confirmed there will be no exceptions for anyone, but the question of fines for missing the deadline remains open.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|PeopleJune 15, 2026
Bank CenterCredit Launches UnionPay QR Payments Abroad and WeChat Pay in China

Bank CenterCredit Launches UnionPay QR Payments Abroad and WeChat Pay in China

The Kazakhstani bank has added a feature to its mobile app for scanning Asian payment terminals.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|PeopleJune 12, 2026
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Unveils Digital Asset Platform

Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Unveils Digital Asset Platform

KASE is preparing infrastructure for the issuance and circulation of DFAs with the participation of the National Bank.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|PeopleJune 12, 2026
UAE's Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Registers New Subsidiary in Kazakhstan

UAE's Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Registers New Subsidiary in Kazakhstan

The UAE investor has established a universal bank, capitalized it with 20 billion tenge, and plans to develop Islamic financing.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 11, 2026
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