Archive for July 25th, 2008
Kazakhstan News Roundup - July 25, 2008
energy:
Russia’s deal to buy Oman stake in Caspian oil pipe under threat
(RIA Novosti) - Russia’s deal to buy Oman’s 7% stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium may be delayed or fail altogether.
Russia ratified treaty for gas cooperation with Kazakhstan (SRI)
mineral resources:
Kazakhmys issued new shares (SRI)
business and economy:
Foreign banks drive M&A activity in Kazakhstan
(SRI) - Unlike in most emerging economies, Kazakhstan’s banking sector has so far remained largely in local hands. However, recent acquisitions of local lenders by European and Asian banks suggest that the trend is changing.
Nazarbayev ordered to stop construction of new buildings in Almaty (Kazakhstan Today)
Kazakh businessmen seek tougher punishment for unscrupulous public officials (Interfax)
Speed up building Kazakhstan part of W Europe - W China road/corridor (www.defsec.info)
International bank conference focuses on investments in Central Asia (Kazinform)
FSA gives South Korean Kookmin Bank the status of a bank holding company of Bank CenterCredit (SRI)
Kazakhstan developing $6 billion space program (Interfax)
Kazakhstan may delay launch of its second satellite (Interfax - iStockAnalyst)
Kazakhstan has significant transport and transit potential: Nazarbayev (Kazinform)
Eurasian Development Bank opens credit line for SuperJet (Reuters)
Five die, four injured in Astana’s business park blast (Itar-Tass)
Rautaruukki to open a new sales office in Kazakhstan (Steel Guru)
10th session of Working Group on Kazakhstan’s WTO entry held in Geneva (Kazinform)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 25, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 24, 2008 (Reuters)
politics:
President’s advisor: Stop rubbing our nose in our flaws, political reforms will continue without any pressure
(Interfax) - Kazakhstan’s president advisor Yermukhamet Yertysbaev finds media speculations on the alleged disavowing of political liberalization by the president ridiculous.
Kazakhstan committed to reforms, says State’s Boucher (News Blaze)
Is Kazakhstan taking advantage of shadow lobbying in the United States, or what is the real value of being a Bush political appointee? (Roberts Report)
Kazakhstan and China hold joint military exercises (CaspioNet)
society:
Traffic rules to be toughened in Kazakhstan (TREND)
Head of State, Almaty mayor discussed Almaty development (Kazinform)
ANALYSIS: Foreign banks drive M&A activity in Kazakhstan
Unlike in most emerging economies, Kazakhstan’s banking sector has so far remained largely in local hands. However, recent acquisitions of local lenders by European and Asian banks suggest that the trend is changing.
Kazakhmys issued new shares
(SRI) - Kazakh London-based copper producer Kazakhmys Plc has issued 80,286,050 new shares to be given to the Kazakh government in exchange for its share in Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Plc (ENRC), the company said in a statement on Thursday, Interfax reported.
Nazarbayev ordered to stop construction of new buildings in Almaty
(Kazakhstan Today) - The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, ordered to stop construction of new buildings in Almaty. He informed journalists during his working trip to Almaty oblast.
Kazakhstan Society Roundup - July 25, 2008
Traffic rules to be toughened in Kazakhstan (TREND)
Head of State, Almaty mayor discussed Almaty development (Kazinform)
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - July 25, 2008
President’s advisor: Stop rubbing our nose in our flaws, political reforms will continue without any pressure
(Interfax) - Kazakhstan’s president advisor Yermukhamet Yertysbaev finds media speculations on the alleged disavowing of political liberalization by the president ridiculous.
Kazakhstan committed to reforms, says State’s Boucher (News Blaze)
Is Kazakhstan taking advantage of shadow lobbying in the United States, or what is the real value of being a Bush political appointee? (Roberts Report)
Kazakhstan and China hold joint military exercises (CaspioNet)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - July 25, 2008
Foreign banks drive M&A activity in Kazakhstan (SRI)
Nazarbayev ordered to stop construction of new buildings in Almaty (Kazakhstan Today)
Kazakh businessmen seek tougher punishment for unscrupulous public officials (Interfax)
Speed up building Kazakhstan part of W Europe - W China road/corridor (www.defsec.info)
International bank conference focuses on investments in Central Asia (Kazinform)
FSA gives South Korean Kookmin Bank the status of a bank holding company of Bank CenterCredit (SRI)
Kazakhstan developing $6 billion space program (Interfax)
Kazakhstan may delay launch of its second satellite (Interfax - iStockAnalyst)
Kazakhstan has significant transport and transit potential: Nazarbayev (Kazinform)
Eurasian Development Bank opens credit line for SuperJet (Reuters)
Five die, four injured in Astana’s business park blast (Itar-Tass)
Rautaruukki to open a new sales office in Kazakhstan (Steel Guru)
10th session of Working Group on Kazakhstan’s WTO entry held in Geneva (Kazinform)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 25, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 24, 2008 (Reuters)
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - July 25, 2008
Russia’s deal to buy Oman stake in Caspian oil pipe under threat
(RIA Novosti) - Russia’s deal to buy Oman’s 7% stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium may be delayed or fail altogether.
Russia ratified treaty for gas cooperation with Kazakhstan (SRI)
Speed up building Kazakhstan part of W Europe - W China road/corridor
(www.defsec.info) - Head of Kazakhstan’s transport ministry asks to accelerate consideration of project on reconstruction of the Kazakhstani part of the car corridor “Western Europe - Western China”, Kazakhstan Today reports.
