Archive for October 16th, 2008
Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - October 16, 2008
ENERGY:
Georgian group negotiating purchase of KazTransGas-Tbilisi
(SRI) - Kala Capital, a Georgian investment group, is negotiating with KazTransGas the acquisition of the Kazakh company’s local subsidiary, KazTransGas-Tbilisi.
MINERAL RESOURCES:
ArcelorMittal extends Kazakh workers’ leave
(Reuters) - The Kazakh unit of steel giant ArcelorMittal has extended a half-pay leave for a third of its workers for another two weeks as part of a planned output cut.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
Kazakhstan’s financial authorities increased individual retail deposits
(SRI) - Kazakhstan bolstered its deposit insurance scheme by increasing the individual retail deposit amount guaranteed by the state to KZT 5 million (USD 41.7 thousand) from KZT 700 thousand (USD 5.8 thousand).
Is Kazakhstan disengaging from Georgia?
(CACI Analyst) - While Western states have decided to increase their material support to Georgia, Central Asian governments find themselves in a more complex and difficult situation due to their dependence on Russia.
Kazakhstan wants to freeze bank lending rates
(Reuters) - Kazakhstan’s state banking regulator proposed to stop banks from raising interest rates on fixed-rate loans to ease the impact of a global credit crunch on the wider economy.
Kazakh banks to share risks of Distressed Asset Fund – FSA (Interfax)
Kazakhstan: during 9 months of 2008 grains prices increased by 21 percent (Kazinform)
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy reported January though September results (Kazinform)
KazKommertzBank optimizes tele-banking service with Cisco contact center technology (Marketwire - MarketWatch)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates October 15, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - October 15, 2008 (Reuters)
POLITICS:
Activists say Kazakhs fail to meet OSCE standards
(AP - IHT) - Kazakhstan has implemented virtually no democratic reforms ahead of taking up the chairmanship of a trans-Atlantic security and democracy group in 2010, Kazakh rights activists said.
Kazakhstan plans to enter WTO in 2010 (Kazakhstan Today - Gazeta.kz)
REGIONAL:
Central Asia: Agreement on regional water management pact remains elusive
(EurasiaNet) - When it comes to trying to resolve vital water-management issues in Central Asia, regional leaders seem to be stuck in mud.
Kazakhstan Regional News Roundup - October 16, 2008
Central Asia: Agreement on regional water management pact remains elusive
(EurasiaNet) - When it comes to trying to resolve vital water-management issues in Central Asia, regional leaders seem to be stuck in mud.
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - October 16, 2008
Activists say Kazakhs fail to meet OSCE standards
(AP - IHT) - Kazakhstan has implemented virtually no democratic reforms ahead of taking up the chairmanship of a trans-Atlantic security and democracy group in 2010, Kazakh rights activists said.
Kazakhstan plans to enter WTO in 2010 (Kazakhstan Today - Gazeta.kz)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - October 16, 2008
Kazakhstan’s financial authorities increased individual retail deposits
(SRI) - Kazakhstan bolstered its deposit insurance scheme by increasing the individual retail deposit amount guaranteed by the state to KZT 5 million (USD 41.7 thousand) from KZT 700 thousand (USD 5.8 thousand).
Is Kazakhstan disengaging from Georgia?
(CACI Analyst) - While Western states have decided to increase their material support to Georgia, Central Asian governments find themselves in a more complex and difficult situation due to their dependence on Russia.
Kazakhstan wants to freeze bank lending rates
(Reuters) - Kazakhstan’s state banking regulator proposed to stop banks from raising interest rates on fixed-rate loans to ease the impact of a global credit crunch on the wider economy.
Kazakh banks to share risks of Distressed Asset Fund – FSA (Interfax)
Kazakhstan: during 9 months of 2008 grains prices increased by 21 percent (Kazinform)
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy reported January though September results (Kazinform)
KazKommertzBank optimizes tele-banking service with Cisco contact center technology (Marketwire - MarketWatch)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates October 15, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - October 15, 2008 (Reuters)
Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - October 16, 2008
ArcelorMittal extends Kazakh workers’ leave
(Reuters) - The Kazakh unit of steel giant ArcelorMittal has extended a half-pay leave for a third of its workers for another two weeks as part of a planned output cut.
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - October 16, 2008
Georgian group negotiating purchase of KazTransGas-Tbilisi
(SRI) - Kala Capital, a Georgian investment group, is negotiating with KazTransGas the acquisition of the Kazakh company’s local subsidiary, KazTransGas-Tbilisi.
ANALYSIS: Is Kazakhstan disengaging from Georgia?
(CACI Analyst) - The Russia-Georgia conflict has had repercussions throughout the post-Soviet space. While Western states have decided to increase their material support to Georgia, Central Asian governments find themselves in a more complex and difficult situation due to their dependence on Russia.
Kazakhstan’s financial authorities increased retail deposit insurance
(SRI) - Kazakhstan bolstered its deposit insurance scheme by increasing the individual retail deposit amount guaranteed by the state to KZT 5 million (USD 41.7 thousand) from KZT 700 thousand (USD 5.8 thousand).
