List of banks in Kazakhstan

The Republic of Kazakhstan has a two-tier banking system.[1]

Tier One Bank

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the central bank of Kazakhstan and presents the upper (first) tier of the banking system of Kazakhstan. The National Bank represents, within the limits of its authority, the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the relationship with the central banks, with banks of other countries, in the international banks and other financial-credit organizations.[2]

Second-tier banks

All banks operating in the country, except the National Bank of Kazakhstan, represent the second tier of the banking system and are second-tier banks. The legal basis for operation of the second-tier banks is the law «On Banks and Banking in the Republic of Kazakhstan» from August 31, 1995, № 2443. According to this law, a second-tier bank in Kazakhstan is a corporate entity which, irrespective of the form of ownership, carries on business for achieving its main goal of earning profits. Second-tier banks are entitled to open their subsidiary banks, branch and representative offices on the territory of Kazakhstan as well as outside of the territory of the country.[3] Banks on April 13, 2022 there are 22 (10 of them are with foreign capital, the share of which is only 17.1%).[4]

Data for January 1, 2023
Bank's name Controlling stakeholder Bank assets as of January 1, 2023 (billion tenge)
1Halyk Savings Bank of KazakhstanKazakhstan Holding Group ALMEX JSC13863
2Kaspi BankKazakhstan Kaspi Group JSC5087
3Bank CenterCreditKazakhstan Bakhytbek Rymbekovich Baiseitov4347
4Otbasy bankKazakhstan National Managing Holding «Baiterek» JSC3440
5ForteBankKazakhstan Bulat Zhamitovich Utemuratov2914
6Jusan BankKazakhstan First Heartland Securities JSC2844
7Eurasian BankKazakhstan Eurasian Financial Company JSC2360
8Bank RBKKazakhstan KCC Financ LLP1984
9Bereke BankKazakhstan National Managing Holding «Baiterek» JSC1695
10Citibank KazakhstanUnited States Citibank, N.A.1335
11Bank Freedom Finance KazakhstanKazakhstan Freedom Finance JSC1264
12Altyn BankChina China CITIC Bank Corporation981
13Home Credit Bank KazakhstanRussia Home Credit and Finance Bank LLC552
14Bank of China in KazakhstanChina Bank of China Limited551
15NurbankKazakhstan JP Finance Group LLP469
16Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Almaty)China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China290
17VTB Bank KazakhstanRussia PJSC VTB Bank193
18KZI BankTurkey T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş.171
19Shinhan Bank KazakhstanSouth Korea Shinhan Bank126
20Al Hilal Islamic BankUnited Arab Emirates Al Hilal Bank PJSC60
21Zaman-BankKazakhstan Tasbulat Abguzhinov36

Development Bank of Kazakhstan

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC operates as a national development institution in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The company’s services include investment projects funding, export operations financing, interbank lending, clients operational servicing, and lease financing. It also offers various financial services, such as mezzanine, syndicated, interim, lease transactions, and project financing; lending of current activities; and provision of guarantees, as well as equity and capital participation.[5]

Deposit Guarantee System

Kazakhstan Deposit Insurance Fund (the KDIF) was established by Resolution of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan Management Board No. 393 dated 15 November 1999 “On incorporation of «Kazakhstan Individuals’ Deposit Guarantee (Insurance) Fund».

Individuals’ deposits placed in the second-tier banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan, excluding non-interest bearing demand deposits placed with the Islamic banks.

  • Deposits in tenge are insured up to 10 million tenge per depositor per bank
  • Deposits in foreign currency are insured up to 5 million tenge per depositor per bank (in equivalent, foreign exchange rate applied as of the date of effect of the court ruling regarding forced liquidation of a deposit insurance system member bank)

At present the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan has approved the draft law which stipulates deposit coverage payouts on the individuals’ and individual entrepreneurs’ savings deposits up to the deposit coverage limit of 15 million tenge.[6]

Population deposits

In August 2018 the number of deposits of individuals has reached the historic peak - 8.3 trillion tenges, 47% of the total volume of deposits.[7]

References

  • "Second-tier banks". National Bank of Kazakhstan.
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