New beginnings in Central Asia
(bne) - Recent deals by local private equity funds indicate that the combination of the global crisis and the subsequent recovery is finally opening up new opportunities for private equity in Kazakhstan and the wider Central Asian region.
(Bloomberg) - Islamic militants disguised themselves as street cleaners to carry out two bomb blasts last month in Atyrau, the capital of Kazakhstan’s biggest oil-producing region, the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
(Bloomberg) - Kazakhstan has a higher debt rating at Standard & Poor’s than Russia for the first time since 2005 as the central Asian nation spends less of its commodities- fueled wealth than its northern neighbor.
(Reuters) - Australian company Great Western Exploration Ltd has agreed to explore a prospective copper field in Kazakhstan and plans a joint venture with Kazakh state miner Tau-Ken Samruk to develop the deposit, both companies said on Wednesday.
Kazakhstan’s credit rating tops Russia at S&P for first time on budget (Bloomberg)
Kazakhstan bank chief calls for higher rating (Dow Jones)
Sberbank's Kazakh unit eyes higher 2011 net profit (Reuters)
Marchenko discusses tenge-dollar exchange rate - video in Russian (Bloomberg)
S&P raises Kazakhstan-based GRE Samruk-Kazyna FC ratings (Reuters)
S&P ups Development Bank of Kazakhstan to 'BBB+/A-2' (Reuters)
Licorice: The next black gold? (EurasiaNet)
Indicators - November 9, 2011 (Reuters)
Kazakhstan deals with suicide bombings (Central Asia Online)
Kazakh militants disguised as street cleaners for Atyrau attacks (Bloomberg)
Almaty police murders fuel terror fears (EurasiaNet)
Blair pressed on Kazakh reforms (Financial Times)
Uranium One Q3 profit beats estimates; sees higher 2012 output (Reuters)
Jupiter Energy makes its AIM debut (Proactive Investors)
Kazakhstan becoming key to Korea's energy independence (Korea Times)
