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The tenge’s official rate steps to 453.93 for the weekend and holds there for Monday

The National Bank set the official dollar rate at 453.93 tenge for Saturday 10 October and kept it for Monday, by its daily series. That is 4.99 above Friday’s 448.94. Last week ran from 447.73 to 454.98 and back to 447.14, and the bank’s next rate decision is on 23 October.

By CAW Staff12 October 2026
Line chart of the tenge official rate to the US dollar from 30 September to 12 October 2026, ending at 453.93.

The series since the start of the month reads 447.73 for 3 to 5 October, 454.98 on 6 October, 453.65 on 7 October, 447.14 on 8 October, 448.94 on 9 October and 453.93 from 10 October, by the bank’s daily rates. At 453.93 the tenge sits 1.1% weaker than on Friday and 1.4% weaker than on 3 October, by CAW’s arithmetic.

Monday opens on it. The bank’s series carries the same 453.93 for Saturday and for Monday. Against the 464.77 of 31 August the tenge is 2.3% stronger.

At 453.93 the tenge sits 1.1% weaker than on Friday and 1.4% weaker than on 3 October, by CAW’s arithmetic.

Inflation ran at 9.3% in September, the figure the bank meets at its sitting on 23 October.

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