Archive for July 23rd, 2008
Gazprom Neft prepared to buy minority stake in MangistauMunaiGas
(SRI) - Gazprom Neft is prepared to buy a minority stake in Kazakh oil and gas producer MangistauMunaiGas if the company’s reserves are transferred to Gazprom Neft’s balance sheet, Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander Dyukov told journalists in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Interfax reported.
Headlines
Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank increases stake in Russian subsidiary
U.S. urges Kazakhstan to uphold OSCE values
The state extends its reach over oil and gas sector
Kazatomprom to raise a $300 million syndicated loan in July
Official unemployment in Kazakhstan halved since last year
Head of an international drug trafficking group arrested
Bank of Russia and Kazakhstan sign deal
Etihad to launch flights from Abu Dhabi to Almaty
Abuse claims in Kazakhstan rattle the U.S.
Fund of disstressed assets to be created in Kazakhstan
EBRD loans USD 60 million to Caspian Bank
Kazakhstan News Roundup - July 23, 2008
energy:
The state extends its reach over oil and gas sector
(EurasiaNet) - Kazakhstan is stepping up efforts to expand its reach over the country’s lucrative energy sector, relying on policies that have foreign investors on the defensive.
GAC sets up its newest company in Kazakhstan
(www.defsec.info) - Setting up a new company GAC, a global provider of shipping, logistics, marine and related services, further expands into Kazakhstan, a company news release says.
Kazakhstan plans to become global leader in uranium production by 2009
(SRI) - Kazakhstan plans to produce 12,826 tons of uranium in 2009, almost double its 2007 output of 6,637 tons.
Kazatomprom to raise a $300 million syndicated loan in July (SRI)
Kazakhstan considers extending oil export tax (Financial Times)
Karabatan is not enough, Eskene is required (Gazeta.kz)
Japan interested in joint collaboration: Kazatomprom president (Kazinform)
PM ordered to speed up solution of the issue on bitumen plant construction (Kazinform)
Alhambra Resources Ltd. - second quarter 2008 operational updates (CNW Group)
business and economy:
BTA Bank repaid a $63 million Islamic loan (SRI)
Fund Kazyna selected projects for financing in sphere of small and medium business for sum of 115.5 billion KZT (Kazakhstan Today)
Official unemployment in Kazakhstan halved since last year (Interfax)
Morgan Stanley high-ranking official and Tony Blair’s ex chief of staff will visit Kazakhstan (Interfax)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 23, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 22, 2008 (Reuters)
politics:
Kazakhstan corruption: Exile alleges new details
(Wall Street Journal) - Rakhat Aliyev asserted in interviews with The Wall Street Journal that Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has diverted billions of dollars in state assets and long taken commissions from companies doing business in his mineral-rich land.
Kazakh PM met with delegation of US State Department (Kazinform)
European Parliament Deputy to visit Kazakhstan (Kazinform)
“Nur Otan” and NDI cooperation prospects discussed (Kazinform)
society:
Head of an international drug trafficking group arrested and extraditer in Almaty
(www.defsec.info) - Sean Christopher Towers, allegedly head of an international drug trafficking ring was arrested in Almaty and extradited to Tajikistan.
Kazakhstan Society Roundup - July 23, 2008
Head of an international drug trafficking group arrested and extraditer in Almaty
(www.defsec.info) - Sean Christopher Towers, allegedly head of an international drug trafficking ring was arrested in Almaty and extradited to Tajikistan.
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - July 23, 2008
Kazakhstan corruption: Exile alleges new details
(Wall Street Journal) - Rakhat Aliyev asserted in interviews with The Wall Street Journal that Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has diverted billions of dollars in state assets and long taken commissions from companies doing business in his mineral-rich land.
Kazakh PM met with delegation of US State Department (Kazinform)
European Parliament Deputy to visit Kazakhstan (Kazinform)
“Nur Otan” and NDI cooperation prospects discussed (Kazinform)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - July 23, 2008
BTA Bank repaid a $63 million Islamic loan (SRI)
Fund Kazyna selected projects for financing in sphere of small and medium business for sum of 115.5 billion KZT (Kazakhstan Today)
Official unemployment in Kazakhstan halved since last year (Interfax)
Morgan Stanley high-ranking official and Tony Blair’s ex chief of staff will visit Kazakhstan (Interfax)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 23, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 22, 2008 (Reuters)
Kazakhstan plans to become global leader in uranium production by 2009
(SRI) - Kazakhstan aims to become the leading producer of uranium by 2009, Mukhtar Dzhakishev, president of Kazakhstan’s state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom, said on Tuesday.
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - July 23, 2008
The state extends its reach over oil and gas sector
(EurasiaNet) - Kazakhstan is stepping up efforts to expand its reach over the country’s lucrative energy sector, relying on policies that have foreign investors on the defensive.
GAC sets up its newest company in Kazakhstan (www.defsec.info)
Kazakhstan plans to become global leader in uranium production by 2009 (SRI)
Kazatomprom to raise a $300 million syndicated loan in July (SRI)
Kazakhstan considers extending oil export tax (Financial Times)
Karabatan is not enough, Eskene is required (Gazeta.kz)
Japan interested in joint collaboration: Kazatomprom president (Kazinform)
PM ordered to speed up solution of the issue on bitumen plant construction (Kazinform)
Alhambra Resources Ltd. - second quarter 2008 operational updates (CNW Group)
Kazakhstan considers export tax on Chevron’s Tengiz field
(Financial Times) - Kazakhstan is considering imposing an oil export tax on Chevron’s Tengiz field, broadening a campaign to milk more revenues from the petroleum industry.
Kazatomprom to raise a $300 million syndicated loan in July
Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s state-owned nuclear company, plans to raise a 2-year $300 million syndicated loan in July, Kazatomprom president Mukhtar Dzhakishev announced on Tuesday at a press conference in Almaty.
According to Dzhakishev, Citibank has been mandated to arrange the deal.
