The largest debt on the list of Kazakhstani bankrupts has been named

Tengrinews.kz – Deputy Chairman of The State Revenue Committee of Ministry of Finance Seilzhan Akhmetov named the amount of the largest debt of a bankrupt in Kazakhstan.
Almost 18 thousand citizens have been declared bankrupt in Kazakhstan. The total amount of debt is 40.9 billion tenge.

"There are no limits on the amount of debt. The average amount ranges from several thousand tenge to 2 billion tenge, this was the largest amount," Seilzhan Akhmetov said at a briefing at CCS.

Journalists asked whether the said 40.9 billion would fall in the form of interest on law-abiding borrowers.

"I think all financial organizations bear certain risks when issuing loans. I think that they will be covered by financial organizations and this will not affect the population in any way," Akhmetov answered.

Since March 3, 2023, more than 131.3 thousand applications for bankruptcy have been received from Kazakhstanis. 6.6 thousand applications are under consideration by state revenue authorities. The procedure is being carried out in relation to 8.4 thousand citizens.
The procedure for 1.9 thousand citizens was terminated. Withdrawn - for 215 applicants. 17.9 thousand citizens were declared bankrupt in the amount of 40.9 billion tenge.
Earlier, Kazakhstan's Minister of Finance announced changes to the bonus system for civil servants, stating that budget savings will no longer be redirected toward bonuses.