Rule · NBK · 31 Mar 2026
The Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan establishes a threshold value of fifty thousand United States dollars for the purchase of non-cash foreign currency on the domestic currency market. When a purchase amount exceeds this threshold, buyers must confirm the purpose of the purchase and adhere to the prescribed order of use as defined by the Rules of Currency Operations. This resolution enters into force ten calendar days after its first official publication.
| NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN | BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION | |
| March 31, 2026 Astana city | No. 28 Astana city |
On Establishing a Threshold Value for the Amount of Purchase of Non-Cash Foreign Currency on the Domestic Currency Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at Which Requirements for Confirming the Purpose of Purchase of Non-Cash Foreign Currency for National Currency on the Domestic Currency Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Order of Its Use for Stated Purposes Apply
In accordance with part two of paragraph 6 of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Currency Regulation and Currency Control," the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan RESOLVES:
Establish a threshold value for the amount of purchase of non-cash foreign currency on the domestic currency market of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at which requirements for confirming the purpose of purchase of non-cash foreign currency for national currency on the domestic currency market of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the order of its use for stated purposes apply, at an amount exceeding fifty thousand United States dollars in equivalent.
Requirements for confirming the purpose of purchase of non-cash foreign currency for national currency on the domestic currency market of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the order of its use for stated purposes are determined by the Rules of Currency Operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Resolution of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 30, 2019 No. 40 "On Approval of the Rules of Currency Operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan" (registered in the Registry of State Registration of Normative Legal Acts under No. 18512).
The Payment Balance Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall ensure, in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
1) jointly with the Legal Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the state registration of this resolution in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) placement of this resolution on the official Internet resource of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan after its official publication;
3) within ten working days after the state registration of this resolution, submission to the Legal Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan of information on the implementation of the measure provided for in subparagraph 2) of this paragraph.
Control over the implementation of this resolution[1] shall be entrusted to the Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan overseeing this area.
This resolution shall enter into force after the expiration of ten calendar days from the day of its first official publication.
| Chairman | T.M. Suleimenov |
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Chief Specialist-Secretary of the Board Z. Mukhambetova
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