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Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - August 26, 2009

By SRI ⋅ August 26, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

HEADLINES:

BTA court hearing held today in Almaty
(SRI) - Today, August 26, the Almalinsky district court in Almaty will hold a hearing of 12 former employees of BTA Bank, charged with embezzling funds from the bank, Kazakh media reported.

Kazakhstan to issue $100 million domestic bonds
(SRI) - Kazakhstan plans to sell about KZT15 billion ($100 million) in government bonds to domestic consumers, reportedly to offer an alternative to placing deposits in banks.

Alliance Bank: Clear as mud (SRI)

ENERGY:

Chinese firm to gain access to Kazakh energy reserves (EurasiaNet)

MINERAL RESOURCES:

Kazakhstan issues seven-month steel production data (Steel Guru)

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:

BTA appoints new deputy chairman (SRI)

Kazakhstan to harvest 17.3 milliol tons of crops in 2009 – Food Corporation (Interfax)

273 criminal actions taken to fight economic crime in 2009 - KNB (Interfax)

Foreign currency exchange rates fixed by National Bank - August 26, 2009 (Kazakhstan Today)

SOCIETY:

KNB concludes Dzhakishev investigation (SRI)

Kazakhstan: On the efficacy of government (Global Voices Online)

Newspaper Respublika may close if court rules in favor of BTA Bank’s claim – editorial staff (Interfax)

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