The exchange rates for a dollar in Astana, Almaty, and Shymkent are in question.
US Dollar Exchange Rates in Kazakhstan on August 20, 2025
On August 20, 2025, the exchange rates for the US dollar in Kazakhstan's major cities varied slightly.
In Almaty, exchange offices offered a buy rate of 539 tenge per dollar and a sell rate of 542 tenge per dollar. This means that it was more profitable to sell dollars rather than buy them in Almaty.
Similarly, in Astana, the sell rate for the dollar was higher than the buy rate. Exchange offices in the city offered a buy rate of 537 tenge per dollar and a sell rate of 544 tenge per dollar.
However, the exchange rates in Shymkent were different from those in Astana and Almaty. The buy rate for the dollar in Shymkent was 537 tenge per dollar, while the sell rate was 542 tenge per dollar. This indicates that selling dollars was more profitable in Shymkent as well.
It is important to note that these rates may vary among different exchange offices within the cities.
The official exchange rate of the dollar to Kazakhstani tenge, as set by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on August 20, 2025, was 538.57 tenge per dollar. This rate serves as a benchmark for all exchange offices across the country.
Data for reduced dollar purchases by Kazakhstanis or information about the most counterfeited banknotes in Kazakhstan was not available in the search results.
The exchange rates provided in this article were obtained from the kurs.kz portal.
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