Archive for October 17th, 2008
Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - October 17, 2008
ENERGY:
Kazakhstan set to increase energy cooperation with Iran
(RFE/RL) - Kayrgeldy Kabyldin, the new president of KazMunaiGas, is guiding the company toward closer cooperation with Iran, and he has made it clear that international sanctions against the Islamic Republic will not stand in his way.
Arawak production rises to 12,750 bopd as Kazakhstan drilling gets underway
(Thomson Financial - Forbes) - Arawak Energy Ltd. said its net production has risen to about 12,750 barrels of oil per day (bopd) after a rise in produced volumes at the Akzhar and Besbolek fields in Kazakhstan.
Kazakh oil companies showing no interest in transporting oil through ESPO
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s oil companies have yet to confirm their interest in transporting oil through Russia’s East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, according to the general director of KazTransOil, Nurtas Shmanov.
Nuclear pact with between India and Kazakhstan likely during PM’s visit (Kazinform)
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
USDA increases loan facility for Kazakh BTA Bank
(SRI) - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has more than doubled the direct loan facility extended to BTA Bank, Kazakhstan’s second largest, from USD 55 million to USD 120 million.
Kazakh central bank: Won’t allow banks to default on foreign loans
(Dow Jones - FXStreet.com)- Kazakhstan won’t allow Kazakh banks to default on their foreign liabilities and won’t lose investor confidence in the country’s banking sector, Central Bank official said.
Kazakhstan’s economy has enough reserves to withstand financial crisis consequences (Kazinform)
Kazakhstan to strengthen regulation role of state in economy - Majilis deputy (Kazakhstan Today)
Kazakhstan to use ACD platform for development of transit and commodity turnover in Asia - Tazhin (Kazakhstan Today)
Introduction by Kazakhstan of export customs duties on crude oil complicates negotiations with EU on introduction of Republic into WTO - Aytzhanova (Kazakhstan Today)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates October 17, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - October 16, 2008 (Reuters)
POLITICS:
Kazakh, Russian foreign ministers discussed 2009-2010 joint action plan (Kazinform)
An anticorruption legal center opens in Astana under auspices of European Commission (Interfax)
Kazakhstan, Russia to hold joint missile defense drills (RIA Novosti)
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - October 17, 2008
Kazakh, Russian foreign ministers discussed 2009-2010 joint action plan (Kazinform)
An anticorruption legal center opens in Astana under auspices of European Commission (Interfax)
Kazakhstan, Russia to hold joint missile defense drills (RIA Novosti)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - October 17, 2008
USDA increases loan facility for Kazakh BTA Bank
(SRI) - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has more than doubled the direct loan facility extended to BTA Bank, Kazakhstan’s second largest, from USD 55 million to USD 120 million.
Kazakh central bank: Won’t allow banks to default on foreign loans
(Dow Jones - FXStreet.com)- Kazakhstan won’t allow Kazakh banks to default on their foreign liabilities and won’t lose investor confidence in the country’s banking sector, Central Bank official said.
Kazakhstan’s economy has enough reserves to withstand financial crisis consequences (Kazinform)
Kazakhstan to strengthen regulation role of state in economy - Majilis deputy (Kazakhstan Today)
Kazakhstan to use ACD platform for development of transit and commodity turnover in Asia - Tazhin (Kazakhstan Today)
Introduction by Kazakhstan of export customs duties on crude oil complicates negotiations with EU on introduction of Republic into WTO - Aytzhanova (Kazakhstan Today)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates October 17, 2008 (Kazinform)
Indicators - October 16, 2008 (Reuters)
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - October 17, 2008
Kazakhstan set to increase energy cooperation with Iran
(RFE/RL) - Kayrgeldy Kabyldin, the new president of KazMunaiGas, is guiding the company toward closer cooperation with Iran, and he has made it clear that international sanctions against the Islamic Republic will not stand in his way.
Arawak production rises to 12,750 bopd as Kazakhstan drilling gets underway
(Thomson Financial - Forbes) - Arawak Energy Ltd. said its net production has risen to about 12,750 barrels of oil per day (bopd) after a rise in produced volumes at the Akzhar and Besbolek fields in Kazakhstan.
Kazakh oil companies showing no interest in transporting oil through ESPO
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s oil companies have yet to confirm their interest in transporting oil through Russia’s East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, according to the general director of KazTransOil, Nurtas Shmanov.
Nuclear pact with between India and Kazakhstan likely during PM’s visit (Kazinform)
Kazakh oil companies showing no interest in transporting oil through ESPO
(SRI) - Kazakhstan’s oil companies have yet to confirm their interest in transporting oil through Russia’s East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, according to the general director of KazTransOil, Nurtas Shmanov.
USDA increases loan facility for Kazakh BTA Bank
(SRI) - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has more than doubled the direct loan facility extended to BTA Bank, Kazakhstan’s second largest, from USD 55 million to USD 120 million, the bank said in a press release on Thursday.
