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News Roundup - May 6, 2008

By SRI ⋅ May 6, 2008 ⋅

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energy:

Japan, Kazakhstan to push nuclear co-operation

(Reuters) - Energy-hungry Japan and resource-rich Kazakhstan vowed on Monday to develop cooperation in uranium production and nuclear energy, cementing previous agreements in the strategic sector…

Kazakh ministry proposes oil product export regulation

(Interfax) - Kazakhstan’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has proposed a set of measures to regulate the export of refined oil products, the head of the ministry, Sauat Mynbayev, said…

Kazakhstan increased oil production 6.3% in first four months (Kazinform)

Kazakhstan produced 23 mln tons of oil in 2008: Energy Ministry (Kazinform)

Kazakhstan keen on Romanian transit and refining facilities, says President Nazarbaev (Interfax)

Alhambra Resources Ltd. - Appointment of New Director (CNW Group)

business and economy:

Kazakhstan’s gold and currency reserves up 3.9% in April

(Interfax) - Kazakhstan’s gold and currency reserves, including the National Bank of Kazakhstan’s gross reserves and funds accumulated in the National Fund, grew 3.9% to $44.027 billion in April 2008…

‘Turkish, Kazakh trade should exceed $5 billion’

(Today’s Zaman) - State Minister Said Yaz?c?og(lu has said the trade volume between Turkey and Kazakhstan is expected to rise to at least $5 billion within three years…

Astana invites Czech companies to high tech cooperation

(Interfax) - Czech ambassador to Kazakhstan Bedr(ich Kopecký has handed over his credentials to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev…

Int’l forum “Kazakhstan: new horizons of growth” to be held in London (Kazinform)

Almaty to host BankTech-2008 expo (Kazinform)

Indicators - May 5, 2008

(Reuters) - Kazakhstan’s economic indicators based on data provided by the State Statistics Agency, government institutions, the central bank and exchanges…

politics:

Romanian Premier to visit Kazakhstan

(Kazinform) - Prime minister of Romania Calin Popescu-Tariceanu is to pay a visit to Kazakhstan in the second half of 2008…

RF-Kazakhstani relations are close and trust – Lavrov (Itar-Tass)

Talks of Russian and Kazakh FMs started in Moscow (Kazinform)

Kazakh Leader received credentials from Turkmen Ambassador (Kazinform)

Turkish Embassy to move to Astana next month (Kazinform)

regional news:

Central Asia: Nutritional problems remain despite improvements

(Reuters AlertNet) - The prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Central Asian countries among children under five is highest in Tajikistan - 27 percent, according to UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Situation in CEE and CIS Strategic Direction report…

analysis:

The contribution of oil to Kazakhstan economy

Strengthening the position of the state as an influential and responsible participant in international oil and energy market is a common goal for all oil and gas -rich Caspian region countries. Like all other Caspian countries, Kazakhstan has big amount of hydrocarbon and uranium resources and would like to use these resources for the future of Kazakhstan…