ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 2. The volume of money transfers through international money transfer systems (IMTS) in Kazakhstan amounted to 187,600 transactions worth 60.3 billion tenge (about $134.9 million) in February 2024, Trend reports.
According to the data from the Central Bank of Kazakhstan, compared to January 2024, there is an increase in the number of transfers by 15.3 percent and in the volume of transactions by 11.6 percent.
The share of money transfers carried out in February 2024 on the territory of Kazakhstan is 1.5 percent of the total number and 2.3 percent of the total amount of money transfers via IMTS.
The share of money transfers sent abroad is 98.5 percent and 97.7 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, banks in Kazakhstan and Kazpost JSC provide their clients with money transfer services through systems such as Zolotaya Korona, Western Union, Contact, MoneyGram, and other IMTSs.
IMTSs are used by the population of Kazakhstan both for making transfers within the country and for sending or receiving money transfers abroad.