Archive for January 28th, 2009
Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - Janury 28, 2009
ENERGY:
Russia’s ARMZ to buy stakes in Kazakh uranium ventures
(SRI) - Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), a unit of Rosatom, will buy stakes in two Kazakhstan-based uranium mining joint ventures from Effective Energy NV, a company controlled by Russian billionaire Vasily Anisimov.
Astana gives energy producers a break
(EurasiaNet) - Kazakhstan has lifted a controversial export tax on oil producers, a move spurred by the rapid decline in energy prices in recent months.
World Wide Minerals gives status update on Kazakhstan arbitration (Yahoo! News - Marketwire)
MINERAL RESOURCES:
Kazakhgold: Polyus has indications 40 percent of USD 200m Eurobond investors so far likely to consent to waiver (Mergermarket - Financial Times)
Kazakhmys seeks to diversify
(Financial Times) - The group has been pursuing deals that will help it diversify away from copper, such as a push into electricity generation.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
First movers take all in Kazakh mobile market
(bne) - With its scattered population and low fixed-line penetration, Kazakhstan is a natural territory for wireless communications. Mobile penetration is now expected around the 100% mark, meaning there will soon be more mobile phones than people in the country.
Kazakhstan to boost liquidity at major banks
(AP - IHT) - The Kazakh government will deposit $1 billion in each of two leading banks as part of efforts to restore liquidity to the country’s troubled lending sector, the country’s prime minister said Tuesday.
Samruk-Kazyna to place USD4 billion in bonds by the end of January (Interfax)
Russia, Kazakhstan could set up fund to seal Eurasec economic ties (RIA Novosti)
Gilat wins additional satellite deals from Kazakhtelecom (TMCnet)
Magisters law firm sets up shop in Kazakhstan (TheLawyer.com)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates January 28, 2009 (Kazinform)
Indicators - January 27, 2009 (Reuters)
SOCIETY:
Kazakh journalists anxious about draft law on the Internet (RFE/RL)
REGIONAL:
Nabucco summit opens amid questions of funding, supply (RFE/RL)
A window of opportunity for the Nabucco project at Budapest meeting (Eurasia Daily Monitor)
Kazakhstan Society Roundup - January 28, 2009
Kazakh journalists anxious about draft law on the Internet (RFE/RL)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - January 28, 2009
First movers take all in Kazakh mobile market
(bne) - With its scattered population and low fixed-line penetration, Kazakhstan is a natural territory for wireless communications. Mobile penetration is now expected around the 100% mark, meaning there will soon be more mobile phones than people in the country.
Kazakhstan to boost liquidity at major banks
(AP - IHT) - The Kazakh government will deposit $1 billion in each of two leading banks as part of efforts to restore liquidity to the country’s troubled lending sector, the country’s prime minister said Tuesday.
Samruk-Kazyna to place USD4 billion in bonds by the end of January (Interfax)
Russia, Kazakhstan could set up fund to seal Eurasec economic ties (RIA Novosti)
Gilat wins additional satellite deals from Kazakhtelecom (TMCnet)
Magisters law firm sets up shop in Kazakhstan (TheLawyer.com)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates January 28, 2009 (Kazinform)
Indicators - January 27, 2009 (Reuters)
Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - January 28, 2009
Kazakhgold: Polyus has indications 40 percent of USD 200m Eurobond investors so far likely to consent to waiver (Mergermarket - Financial Times)
Kazakhmys seeks to diversify
(Financial Times) - The group has been pursuing deals that will help it diversify away from copper, such as a push into electricity generation.
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - January 28, 2009
Russia’s ARMZ to buy stakes in Kazakh uranium ventures
(SRI) - Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), a unit of Rosatom, will buy stakes in two Kazakhstan-based uranium mining joint ventures from Effective Energy NV, a company controlled by Russian billionaire Vasily Anisimov.
Astana gives energy producers a break
(EurasiaNet) - Kazakhstan has lifted a controversial export tax on oil producers, a move spurred by the rapid decline in energy prices in recent months.
World Wide Minerals gives status update on Kazakhstan arbitration (Yahoo! News - Marketwire)
Kazakhstan Regional News Roundup - January 28, 2009
Nabucco summit opens amid questions of funding, supply (RFE/RL)
A window of opportunity for the Nabucco project at Budapest meeting (Eurasia Daily Monitor)
ANALYSIS: First movers take all in Kazakh mobile market
(bne) - With its scattered population and low fixed-line penetration, Kazakhstan is a natural territory for wireless communications. Mobile penetration is now expected around the 100% mark, meaning there will soon be more mobile phones than people in the country.
Russia’s ARMZ to buy stakes in Kazakh uranium ventures
(SRI) - Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), a unit of Rosatom, will buy stakes in two Kazakhstan-based uranium mining joint ventures from Effective Energy NV, a company controlled by Russian billionaire Vasily Anisimov.
