Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - January 21, 2009

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Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - January 21, 2009

By SRI ⋅ January 21, 2009 ⋅

Kazakh 2009 debt totals USD11 billion
(SRI) - Kazakh banks’s external debt maturing in 2009 totals USD11 billion in 2009, central banker Anvai Saidenov said on Tuesday.

Kazakh economy to slow as price of key exports falls
(Reuters) - Kazakhstan’s economic growth will slow to 2 percent this year from 3.1 percent last year, while inflation will ease, Economy Minister Bakhyt Sultanov said, as the country grapples with falling prices of key exports.

CDC commits $40m for emerging markets SMEs
(AltAssets) - CDC Group has committed USD10m to Centras Private Equity Fund, which is aiming for USD75m to invest in SMEs in Central Asia, predominantly in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kaspi Bank to repay USD100 million in 2009 (SRI)

EDB to lend USD18.9 million to build grain export facility (SRI)

Kazakhstan to introduce land and property cadaster (SRI)

Samruk-Kazyna to create register of domestic commodity producers (SRI)

Air Astana flights delayed as some airports fail to provide adequate anti-icing services (Interfax)

National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates January 21, 2009 (Reuters)

Indicators - January 20, 2009 (Reuters)