Archive for July 11th, 2008
Kazakhstan News Roundup - July 11, 2008
energy:
KazTransOil and Transneft to expand the Atyrau-Samara pipeline
(SRI) - Russian Transneft and Kazakh KazTransOil, the national pipeline operators, are in talks to expand the capacity of the Atyrau-Samara pipeline from current 16 to 26 million tons of oil per year.
mineral resources:
Orsu Metals Corp. completes first sale of copper-gold concentrate from the Varvarinskoye project, Kazakhstan (Marketwire - Quote.com)
business and economy:
Problem loans account for 20 percent of Kazakhstan’s banking portfolio, S&P claims
(SRI) - Standard & Poor’s international rating agency believes that the quality of Kazakh banks’ loan portfolio is worse than official statistics indicate.
Kazakh rail operator plans full upgrade of equipment by 2013
(SRI) - Kazakhstan Temir Zholy plans a complete renovation of its rolling stock as a part of a modernization program from 2009 to 2013, Askar Mamin, the president of the company said on Wednesday.
Samruk is the sole shareholder of Kazpost (SRI)
KASE becomes affiliated member of World Federation of Exchanges (Kazinform)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 11, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 10, 2008 (Reuters)
politics:
Kazakhstan: Any chance for democratization? (neweurasia.net)
society:
Steppe and lakes of Northern Kazakhstan added to UNESCO World Heritage List (Interfax)
ANALYSIS: Kazakh rail on track for private money
Private sector involvement in the development of the infrastructure sector is a key objective for the Kazakh government in its quest to create a network of roads and reilways and become an important link in the transfer of goods and resources between China and Europe.
Problem loans account for 20 percent of Kazakhstan’s banking portfolio, S&P claims
(SRI) - Standard & Poor’s international rating agency believes that the quality of Kazakh banks’ loan portfolio is worse than official statistics indicate.
Kazakhstan Society Roundup - July 11, 2008
Steppe and lakes of Northern Kazakhstan added to UNESCO World Heritage List (Interfax)
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - July 11, 2008
Kazakhstan: Any chance for democratization? (neweurasia.net)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - July 11, 2008
KASE becomes affiliated member of World Federation of Exchanges (Kazinform)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 11, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 10, 2008 (Reuters)
Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - July 11, 2008
Orsu Metals Corp. completes first sale of copper-gold concentrate from the Varvarinskoye project, Kazakhstan (Marketwire - Quote.com)
Kaztemirtrans, Kazmortransflot pool efforts to develop transport infrastructure
(SRI) - Kaztemirtrans (subsidiary of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy) and Kazmortransflot signed a memorandum of cooperation to upgrade and expand transport infrastructure, Kaztemirtrans announced on Friday.
Kazakh rail operator plans full upgrade of equipment by 2013
(SRI) - Kazakhstan Temir Zholy plans a complete renovation of its rolling stock as a part of a modernization program from 2009 to 2013, Askar Mamin, the president of the company said on Wednesday.
