Akmaral Moldalieva from Aktau has become the first Kazakhstani woman to receive a 20.3 million tenge loan under Otbasy Bank’s Umai women’s mortgage program to buy a two-room apartment.
The program launched on August 31, 2026. On the first day of applications, the bank received 855 requests from participants, all of which received preliminary approval. The average requested loan amount was 23.4 million tenge. Financing for the program is provided by the Asian Development Bank, which disbursed the first tranche of 9 billion tenge.
