News Roundup - September 21, 2007

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Kazakh Official Defends Chairmanship Bid Before OSCE Panel

Kazakh State Secretary Kanat Saudabaev says he is confident his country’s bid to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2009 will be accepted later this year…

Banking Business Review: Kazkommertsbank Launches American Express Cards in Kazakhstan

Kazkommertsbank has launched American Express Gold and Platinum credit cards in Kazakhstan, representing the first American Express cards to be issued in the country…

Reuters: Kazakh PM Meets Top Chevron Execs after Warning

Top Chevron executives met Kazakhstan’s prime minister on Friday, praising the Central Asian state for its cooperation a day after the U.S. company came under pressure over its key oil project in the country…