of March 30, 1995 No. 2155
About National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Republic of Kazakhstan has dual banking.
The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan (National Bank of Kazakhstan) is Central Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and represents the top (first) level of bank system of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan represents, within the competence, interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the relations with Central Banks and banks of other countries, in international banks and other financial credit institutions.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan in case of accomplishment of the tasks shall not be guided by the profit earning purpose.
Types, legal status, procedure for creation, functioning and liquidation of banks of the second level are determined by the bank law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan is the state body which is providing development and carrying out monetary policy of the state (further - monetary policy), functioning of payment systems, state regulation, control and supervision of the financial market, the financial organizations and other persons performing currency control and currency exchange control, promoting stability of financial system and carrying out the state statistics, and also performing within the competence and in the field of the financial legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan in the activities is guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan is accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Accountability to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan means:
appointment as the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the consent of the Senate of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan the Chairman of National Bank of Kazakhstan; release it from position;
position assignment and dismissal by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan vice-chairmen of National Bank of Kazakhstan on representation of the Chairman of National Bank of Kazakhstan;
approval by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of structure and general number of staff of National Bank of Kazakhstan;
in coordination with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan approval of National Bank of Kazakhstan by Board of wages system of employees of National Bank of Kazakhstan;
approval by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the Regulations on National Bank of Kazakhstan;
approval of the annual statement of National Bank of Kazakhstan by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
approval by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the concept of design of banknotes and coins of national currency - the Kazakhstani tenge;
representation by National Bank of Kazakhstan concerning the competence of information requested by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan develops the strategic plan for the five-year period in which it determines strategic directions, the purposes and target indicators of activities of National Bank of Kazakhstan.
The strategic plan affirms the Chairman of National Bank of Kazakhstan in coordination with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan or according to its authorization the Head of Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan on the basis and in pursuance of the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the questions carried to its competence publishes the regulatory legal acts obligatory for execution by the financial organizations, branches of banks - nonresidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, branches of the insurance (reinsurance) organizations - nonresidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, branches of insurance brokers - nonresidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, other physical persons and legal entities in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The list of the subordinate regulatory legal acts adopted by National Bank of Kazakhstan according to the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan is determined by the questions carried to its competence in regulations on National Bank of Kazakhstan.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan is legal entity in form of business of republican public institution, has separate balance and together with the branches, representations, departments and the republican state companies (further - the organizations of National Bank of Kazakhstan) constitutes single structure.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan acts on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan as the founder of joint-stock companies and limited liability partnerships, participates in organization activity, including promoting implementation by National Bank of Kazakhstan the functions assigned to it and (or) which are part of infrastructure of the financial market.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan can open the branches and representations in the Republic of Kazakhstan and beyond its limits.
Main objective of National Bank of Kazakhstan is ensuring price stability in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
For realization of main objective the following tasks are assigned to National Bank of Kazakhstan:
1) development and carrying out monetary policy;
2) ensuring functioning of payment systems;
3) implementation of currency control and currency exchange control;
4) assistance to ensuring stability of financial system;
5) it is excluded according to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 03.07.2019 No. 262-VI ZRK
6) it is excluded according to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 03.07.2019 No. 262-VI ZRK
7) implementation of statistical activities in the field of monetary statistics, statistics of the financial market and statistics of the external sector;
8) other tasks according to the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
This Law is based on the principles of legality of activities, accountability to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and independence of National Bank of Kazakhstan within the powers provided to it by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
National Bank of Kazakhstan:
Develops 1) and pursues monetary policy;
2) emits the government issued securities;
3) is the single issuer of banknotes and coins of national currency of the Republic of Kazakhstan and will organize cash circulation in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3-1) determines replacement procedure of the bank notes of national currency of the Republic of Kazakhstan which are in circulation in case of change of their design (form);
3-2) determines procedure for conducting cash transactions with physical persons and legal entities in National Bank of Kazakhstan;
4) participates in ensuring transportation, storage and collection of banknotes, coins and values, creates reserve state funds of banknotes, coins and values;
5) exercises control and supervision of observance of requirements to the device of rooms by the legal entities performing activities only through exchange points based on the license of National Bank of Kazakhstan for exchange transactions with cash foreign currency, and legal entities whose exclusive activities is collection of banknotes, coins and values;
Regulates 6) and exercises supervision (oversight) of interbank money transfer system, system of interbank clearing and other payment systems providing carrying out money transfers between users in the Kazakhstani tenge;
7) for the purpose of streamlining of payments and money transfers is established in coordination with the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan by payment priority according to bank accounts, performed by the banks, the organizations performing separate types of banking activities, branches of nonresident banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan and subjects of business activity if other is not provided by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
8) performs currency control and currency exchange control in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
8-1) establishes the qualification requirements imposed to legal entities whose exclusive activities is collection of banknotes, coins and values which include requirements to form of business, requirements to founders (participants), including disclosure of sources of origin of their deposits to the authorized capital, requirements to the size and procedure for forming of the authorized capital, and also the room, technical means, the equipment and workers of legal entities which exclusive activities is collection of banknotes, coins and values;
8-2) determines procedure for the organization of protection and the device of premises of banks of the second level, branches of banks - nonresidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the organizations performing separate types of banking activities;
8-3) determines procedure of cash transactions and transactions by collection of banknotes, coins and values, including the organization of motor collector transportations, in banks of the second level, branches of banks - nonresidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the organizations performing separate types of banking activities;
8-4) together with other authorized state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan performs regulation of removal by subjects of entrepreneurship of cash from bank accounts;
9) No. 156-VI ZRK is excluded according to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 24.05.2018;
10) is provided by asset management in foreign currency and precious metals;
11) exercises the priority right of the state to acquisition of the affined gold for replenishment of assets in precious metals;
12) performs in cases, stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Kazakhstan, monitoring tests of tests (samples) of the precious metals and primary goods containing precious metals;
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