Archive for July 30th, 2008
Kazakhstan News Roundup - July 30, 2008
ENERGY:
Oil refining in Kazakhstan should be taken over by state - newspaper
(SRI) - Oil refining in Kazakhstan should be taken under state control in order to stabilize the situation on the domestic market for refined petrolum products.
Caspian Energy drill a dry well (Thomson Financial - Forbes)
1500th tanker loaded at CPC marine terminal (CPC)
MINERAL RESOURCES:
Kazakhmys completes acquisition of further 7.66 percent in ENRC from Kazakh govt (Thomson Financial - Forbes)
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana halves 2008 profit forecast
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s national airline Air Astana halved its 2008 net profit forecast on Tuesday from $45-47 million due to high fuel prices and limited demand.
Air Astana plans to raise $1.445 billion to buy aircraft
(SRI) - Air Astana is planning to raise funds to purchase new Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
Air Astana switches to electronic tickets starting August (Interfax)
NBK cut minimum reserve requirements to second-tier banks
(SRI) - The old requirements of 6% on internal obligation and 8% on all other obligations are now lowered to 5% and 7%, respectively.
Kazakhtelecom increases profit by 8.2 percent in H1 (SRI)
200-300 thousand migrants work illegally in Kazakhstan: Labor Minister (TREND)
Kazakh PM urged to create working group on light industry development (Kazinform)
Azercell signed third roaming agreement with Kazakhstan (Azerbaijan Business Center)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 30, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 30, 2008 (Reuters)
SOCIETY:
Kazakhstan authorities oust foreign missionaries (Interfax)
Kazakhstan’s cyclist Vinokurov not going to Beijing (Interfax)
Kazakhstan Society Roundup - July 30, 2008
Kazakhstan authorities oust foreign missionaries (Interfax)
Kazakhstan’s cyclist Vinokurov not going to Beijing (Interfax)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - July 30, 2008
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana halves 2008 profit forecast
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s national airline Air Astana halved its 2008 net profit forecast on Tuesday from $45-47 million due to high fuel prices and limited demand.
Air Astana plans to raise $1.445 billion to buy aircraft
(SRI) - Air Astana is planning to raise funds to purchase new Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
Air Astana switches to electronic tickets starting August (Interfax)
NBK cut minimum reserve requirements to second-tier banks
(SRI) - The old requirements of 6% on internal obligation and 8% on all other obligations are now lowered to 5% and 7%, respectively.
Kazakhtelecom increases profit by 8.2 percent in H1 (SRI)
200-300 thousand migrants work illegally in Kazakhstan: Labor Minister (TREND)
Kazakh PM urged to create working group on light industry development (Kazinform)
Azercell signed third roaming agreement with Kazakhstan (Azerbaijan Business Center)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 30, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 30, 2008 (Reuters)
Air Astana plans to raise $1.445 billion to buy aircraft
(SRI) - Air Astana is planning to raise funds to purchase new Airbus and Boeing aircraft, said company president Peter Foster.
Kazakhtelecom increases profit by 8.2 percent in H1
(SRI) - Kazakhtelecom net profit in the first half of 2008 was KZT 17.6 billion (USD 147 million), an 8.2 percent increase from the same period last year, Interfax reported.
NBK cut minimum reserve requirements to second-tier banks
(SRI) - The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has cut its minimum reserve requirements for the second-tier banks, Interfax reported on Tuesday. The old requirements of 6% on internal obligation and 8% on all other obligations are now lowered to 5% and 7%, respectively.
Oil refining in Kazakhstan should be taken over by state - newspaper
(SRI) - Oil refining in Kazakhstan should be taken under state control in order to stabilize the situation on the domestic market for refined petrolum products, according to a government official.
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana halves 2008 profit forecast
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s national airline Air Astana halved its 2008 net profit forecast on Tuesday from $45-47 million due to high fuel prices and limited demand, according to an airline executive.
Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - July 30, 2008
Kazakhmys completes acquisition of further 7.66 percent in ENRC from Kazakh govt (Thomson Financial - Forbes)
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - July 30, 2008
Oil refining in Kazakhstan should be taken over by state - newspaper
(SRI) - Oil refining in Kazakhstan should be taken under state control in order to stabilize the situation on the domestic market for refined petrolum products.
Caspian Energy drill a dry well (Thomson Financial - Forbes)
