
Astana, January 18, 2009
The Kazakh Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning believe that due to the global financial crisis the devaluation of the national currency, Tenge, may be within 10%.
"We think that 10% is the limit for a smooth and gradual devaluation of Tenge," Bakhyt Sultanov, the minister of economy and budget planning, told journalists in Astana on Monday.
Current FOREX rate is 121.31/$1.