ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 1. About 65.8 billion tenge (about $147.6 million) was sent abroad from Kazakhstan through international money transfer systems in April 2024, which is 11.1 percent more than in March (59.3 billion tenge, or $133 million), Trend reports.
The data from the National Bank of Kazakhstan shows that, compared to March 2024 (192,400 transactions), the number of translations increased by 6.6 percent and amounted to 205,200 transactions.
TOP 5 countries in terms of the amount of money transferred from Kazakhstan in April:
| Country | Number of transactions | Share (percent) | Amount | Share (percent) |
| Russia | 109,320 | 53.3 | $47.6 million | 32.3 |
| Uzbekistan | 47,920 | 23.4 | $40.3 million | 27.4 |
| Türkiye | 26,440 | 12.9 | $28.1 million | 19.1 |
| Georgia | 2,920 | 1.4 | $12.1 million | 8.2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,910 | 3.4 | $5.5 million | 3.8 |
Meanwhile, the total number of money transfers through international money transfer systems (IMTS) in Kazakhstan amounted to 209,400 transactions worth 67.8 billion tenge (about $152.1 million) in April 2024.
Compared to March 2024 (196,200 transactions worth $138 million), there is an increase in the number of transfers by 6.7 percent and in the volume of transactions by 10.2 percent.