Definition of TENGE

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Kazakhstan’s tenge dropped 2.3% against the dollar, highlighting fears that the ruble’s decline will upend trade between the neighboring countries. — Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, "Sharp Drops in Currencies Hint at Spreading Volatility," 15 Apr. 2018 Russia’s ruble fell amid increased U.S. sanctions against the country and concern about a U.S. strike on Syria, a decline that also contributed to a fall in Kazakhstan’s tenge. — Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, "Sharp Drops in Currencies Hint at Spreading Volatility," 15 Apr. 2018 Back in Shape As well as backing the Halyk-Kazkommertsbank merger, which is due to be completed in the second half of the year, the state has pumped 650 billion tenge into other lenders. — Bloomberg.com, "Meet the Woman Charged With Saving the Kazakh Banking System," 12 Feb. 2018 Kazakhstan has spent over 1.1trn tenge ($3.2bn) on upgrading its railway lines and rolling stock since 2011. — The Economist, "Freight train comingNew rail routes between China and Europe will change trade patterns," 14 Sep. 2017 The tenge fell 25 percent against the dollar in a single day. — David Segal, New York Times, "Can a Giant Science Fair Transform Kazakhstan’s Economy?," 9 Sep. 2017 Its holdings include bonds of Kazkommertsbank, a top Kazakh lender that’s getting a 2.4 trillion-tenge ($7.6 billion) state bailout. — Nariman Gizitdinov, Bloomberg.com, "Bank Default Traps Pension Fund in Azeri Debt Restructuring," 18 May 2017

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