Archive for July 16th, 2009
Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - July 16, 2009
HEADLINES:
Samruk-Kazyna agrees to give Alliance $856 million
(SRI) - Alliance Bank has reached an agreement with the state holding and investment company Samruk-Kazyna on Wednesday to obtain KZT129 billion ($856 million) in exchange for a controlling stake in the bank.
Alliance chairman leaves Kazakhstan
(SRI) - The chairman of Alliance Bank, Margulan Seisembayev, has reportedly left Kazakhstan, Interfax said on Wednesday citing the financial police.
Kazakh tenge ‘lies’ must be punished - Marchenko
(Bloomberg) - Kazakhstan central bank Governor Grigoriy Marchenko said there will be no devaluation of the tenge this year and bankers who fueled speculation of a currency slump must be punished.
ENERGY:
Kazakh oil firm $300 mln share sale nears close
(Reuters) - Kazakh oil producer Zhaikmunai is poised to close its $300 million share sale at a small discount to current prices
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
ATF Leasing launches new bank
(SRI) - ATF Leasing, an Almaty-based leasing company, will launch Kassa Nova Bank, a new bank with strong focus on retail and SME banking.
Crude oil, gas, gold output up in H1, coal and steel down (SRI)
Kazakh pipe producer launches plant in Pavlodar (SRI)
KazAgro spending to be overseen by KNB officers (SRI)
European Investment Bank to invest 1 billion Euro in Kazakhstan - Kazakh embassy (Interfax)
Euro-2 standard introduced in Kazakhstan as of July 15 (Kazakhstan Today)
South Koreans to build a golf club in Ust Kamenogorsk (Kazinform)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 16, 2009 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 15, 2009 (Reuters)
POLITICS:
Astana takes the lead in lobbying for nuclear-free world (EurasiaNet)
Officials promote use of Kazakh (EurasiaNet)
SOCIETY:
Kazakhstan has ‘room for improvement’ on minority issues – UN rights expert (UN News)
‘Repressive’ Kazakh media law angers rights groups (AFP - NASDAQ)
REGIONAL:
Blood and oil in Central Asia (Foreign Policy in Focus)
Kazakhstan Regional News Roundup - July 16, 2009
Blood and oil in Central Asia (Foreign Policy in Focus)
Kazakhstan Society Roundup - July 16, 2009
Kazakhstan has ‘room for improvement’ on minority issues – UN rights expert (UN News)
‘Repressive’ Kazakh media law angers rights groups (AFP - NASDAQ)
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - July 16, 2009
Astana takes the lead in lobbying for nuclear-free world (EurasiaNet)
Officials promote use of Kazakh (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - July 16, 2009
Samruk-Kazyna agrees to give Alliance $856 million (SRI)
Alliance chairman leaves Kazakhstan (SRI)
Kazakh tenge ‘lies’ must be punished - Marchenko (Bloomberg)
ATF Leasing launches new bank (SRI)
Crude oil, gas, gold output up in H1, coal and steel down (SRI)
Kazakh pipe producer launches plant in Pavlodar (SRI)
KazAgro spending to be overseen by KNB officers (SRI)
European Investment Bank to invest 1 billion Euro in Kazakhstan - Kazakh embassy (Interfax)
Euro-2 standard introduced in Kazakhstan as of July 15 (Kazakhstan Today)
South Koreans to build a golf club in Ust Kamenogorsk (Kazinform)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates July 16, 2009 (Kazinform)
Indicators - July 15, 2009 (Reuters)
Kazakh pipe producer launches plant in Pavlodar
(SRI) - Kazakh company Paritet PV reportedly launched a new plant in Kazakhstan to produce steel pipes, the TV station Khabar reported last week.
KazAgro spending to be overseen by KNB officers
(SRI) - Kazakh intelligence officers have been assigned to KazAgro, the national agricultural holding, to oversee the spending of funds allocated by Samruk-Kazyna within the anti-crisis program, Kazakhstan Today reported on Wednesday.
Alliance chairman leaves Kazakhstan
(SRI) - The chairman of Alliance Bank, Margulan Seisembayev, has reportedly left Kazakhstan, Interfax said on Wednesday citing the financial police.
ATF Leasing launches new bank
(SRI) - ATF Leasing, an Almaty-based leasing company, will launch Kassa Nova Bank, a new bank with strong focus on retail and SME banking.
