(MENAFN– Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 3. Banks in Kazakhstan
recorded a 16% quarter-on-quarter increase in the number of loan
applications from large businesses in the first quarter of 2026,
according to the National Bank of Kazakhstan’s survey of
second-tier banks, Trend reports.
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 3. Banks in Kazakhstan
recorded a 16% quarter-on-quarter increase in the number of loan
applications from large businesses in the first quarter of 2026,
according to the National Bank of Kazakhstan’s survey of
second-tier banks, Trend reports.
At the same time, the average loan size rose by 80% to 18.8
billion tenge ($39.9 million).
In the large business segment, some banks observed deferred
demand for investment projects and a wait-and-see approach among
borrowers amid current economic…
