Regulation & supervision
Kazakhstan's central bank plans tokenized government bonds in Q1 2027
APACSource: National Bank of Kazakhstan
- The National Bank of Kazakhstan said on 13 November 2026, reporting on the XIV Congress of Financiers of Kazakhstan in Almaty, that Governor Timur Suleimenov told the congress the National Bank had placed tokenized notes on KASE for the first time in November and, together with the Ministry of Finance, plans to issue tokenized government bonds in the first quarter of 2027.
- He stressed coordinated development of the financial infrastructure, including KASE, the Astana International Financial Centre and Alatau City, and said the basic legal and infrastructure conditions are already in place.
- (Source text in Russian; summary translated.)
Why it matters
For Kazakh banks on KASE's digital financial assets market, the central bank has put tokenized sovereign bonds, alongside its own tokenized notes, on a stated Q1 2027 timetable, which bears on how they prepare custody, settlement and liquidity operations for tokenized government paper.
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More detail
Who is affected
The National Bank of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Finance, KASE and other financial market participants; the Governor called for active involvement of all market participants.
Key dates
- Governor Suleimenov sets out tokenized bond plans at the XIV Congress of Financiers of Kazakhstan
What remains uncertain
- The release gives only the first quarter of 2027 for the tokenized government bonds, with no volume, maturity or exact date.
Key facts
- Event
- Speech
- Jurisdiction
- APAC
- Source
- National Bank of Kazakhstan
- Source tier
- Tier 1 · Regulator / central bank
- Product
- Tokenization
In the database
Institutions
How we verified this
The source says
“В ноябре Национальный Банк впервые разместил токенизированные ноты на KASE, а в первом квартале 2027 года совместно с Министерством финансов планирует выпуск токенизированных государственных облигаций.”
“Глава регулятора отдельно остановился на развитии рынка цифровых финансовых активов.”
“Базовые правовые и инфраструктурные условия уже сформированы. Теперь нужна активная вовлеченность всех участников рынка”
Verbatim from National Bank of Kazakhstan, matched word for word against the live page on 13 November 2026.
Sources
- PrimaryNational Bank of Kazakhstan ↗2026-11-13T1Regulator
Evidence
- Confidence
- High Primary source (regulator / official record); quote string-matched against the live page.
- Quote verified
- 2026-11-13 11:59 UTC
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- Primary National Bank of Kazakhstan ↗
Change log (1)
- 2026-11-13 Published
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