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Cash withdrawal on payment cards increases in Kazakhstan

Business Materials 18 December 2014 18:54 (UTC +04:00)

Astana, Kazakhstan, Dec.18

By Daniyar Mukhtarov - Trend:

The volume of cash withdrawal on payment cards in the big cities of Kazakhstan increased by 37 percent for the year and amounted to 209 billion KZT (KZT181.7 = $1), according to the analytical service Ranking.kz.

It is reported that in average, the growth amounted to 26 percent in Kazakhstan.

In October 2013 - October 2014, Almaty increased the growth rate of cash withdrawal by 40 percent to 143 billion KZT, Astana - by 32 percent to 66 billion KZT.

Another four regions (Atyrau, Mangistau, West Kazakhstan region and South Kazakhstan Region) increased the funds volume cashed via bank cards by more than a quarter.

In total for October 2014, the Kazakhs withdrew cash in the amount of almost 600 billion KZT.

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