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Forex Rates: Kazakhstan's Tenge Against the World, June 11, 2025
Tangling the exchange game, the National Bank of Kazakhstan unveils the latest foreign currency rates against the native tenge. Here's the plot twist: exchange offices in Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent also disclose their own rates for the day.
On the Table
Let's get down to business and check out those rates:
- Greenback (USD): 508.42 tenge
- Euro (EUR): 580.72 tenge
- Pound Sterling (GBP): 686.57 tenge
- UAE Dirham (AED): 138.44 tenge
- Yuan (CNY): 70.77 tenge
- Lira (TRY): 12.96 tenge
- Hryvnia (UAH): 12.24 tenge
- Som (KGS): 5.81 tenge
- Rouble (RUB): 6.48 tenge
But hold on, dear reader! Exchange offices out in our key cities offer their own rates, and here's the lowdown:
Almaty:
- USD: 508 – 511 tenge (buy/sell)
- EUR: 579 – 584 tenge (buy/sell)
- RUB: 6.38 – 6.48 tenge (buy/sell)
Astana:
- USD: 508 – 513 tenge (buy/sell)
- EUR: 579 – 585 tenge (buy/sell)
- RUB: 6.37 – 6.52 tenge (buy/sell)
Shymkent:
- USD: 508 – 511 tenge (buy/sell)
- EUR: 581 – 584 tenge (buy/sell)
- RUB: 6.37 – 6.42 tenge (buy/sell)
Need yesterday's rates? Cast your curious gaze here.
Brief Brush-up
Ever wondered what's happening behind the scenes at these exchange offices? Well, allow us to spill the tea:
- Operating costs and profit margins, shaping the spread between official rates and office rates.
- Local supply and demand, tugging at the exchange office rates.
- Cash/commission fees, an additional cost factor to bear in mind.
Usual Suspects
Typically, there's a bit of a gap between the official rates and what you may encounter in the exchange offices. Here's how it usually looks:
- Buy rates – selling the foreign currency – are usually less than the official rate.
- Sell rates – spending the tenge to acquire foreign currency – are usually more than the official rate.
Pattern Recognition
Average exchange office spread:
- USD/KZT: Official ≈ 510.58 (buy rate at office often 1-2 tenge less, sell rate 1-2 tenge more).
- EUR/KZT: Official ≈ 586.65 (buy rate at office may be 2-5 tenge less, sell rate up to 5 tenge more).
- GBP/KZT: Official ≈ 692.11 (buy rate at office may be 2-7 tenge less, sell rate up to 7 tenge more).
These patterns tend to hold true among the major exchange offices, although smaller or lesser-known establishments might see wider spreads.
In a Nutshell
| Currency | Official Rate (June 11, 2025) | Typical Office Buy Rate | Typical Office Sell Rate ||----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| USD | 510.58 tenge | ~508–509 tenge | ~511–512 tenge || EUR | 586.65 tenge | ~582–585 tenge | ~589–591 tenge || GBP | 692.11 tenge | ~685–690 tenge | ~694–699 tenge |
Now you're all caught up, so happy exchanging! Wink wink
The National Bank of Kazakhstan, being part of the broader banking-and-insurance industry, sets the official foreign currency rates against the tenge. However, exchange offices in key cities like Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent, also operating within the finance industry, offer their own rates, occasionally differing from the official rates.
