The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan published the results of its 2024 supervisory stress test covering 11 banks, representing 85% of banking sector assets and 86% of the aggregate loan portfolio. The exercise put core capital adequacy at 15.0%, which is 5.5 percentage points above the minimum threshold (excluding buffers). Credit and market risks were the main drivers of the capital impact, reducing capital by 5.8 percentage points and 3.2 percentage points respectively. The market risk impact strengthened in 2024, mainly linked to expected interest rate increases, while net interest and non-interest income partially offset losses by 7.4 percentage points; the agency noted that capitalisation remained well above regulatory norms even under an adverse economic environment. A full report on the 2024 stress test is available on the agency’s website.
Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2025-04-18
Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan publishes 2024 supervisory stress test results showing core capital adequacy at 15.0%
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan released results from its 2024 supervisory stress test of 11 banks, covering 85% of sector assets. Core capital adequacy was 15.0%, 5.5 percentage points above the minimum threshold, with credit and market risks reducing capital by 5.8 and 3.2 percentage points, respectively. Despite these impacts, capitalisation remained well above regulatory norms.