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Published in TZ Latest News 19 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Kazakhstan abandons currency corridor: tenge to float freely

Kazakhstan’s government and central bank have introduced a free float for the tenge
– Effective today
Like many EM currencies, the tenge has been under selling pressure, exacerbated by the still falling price of oil.. When a central bank defends its currency (for example, to buy tenge) its gotta come up with the other currency to shell out for it (for example, USDs).