Archive for October 23rd, 2009
Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - October 23, 2009
HEADLINES:
Kazakhstan to participate in Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline project
(SRI) - Kazakhstan plans participate in the Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline project, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Turkish parliament during an official visit on Thursday.
Kazatomprom and Toshiba plan a rare metals JV
(SRI) - Japan’s Toshiba Corp plans a rare metals joint venture with Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom amid rising demand for the materials, Reuters reported on Friday.
Media rights group criticizes jailing of editor
(AP) - An international media rights group has criticized a Kazakh court that upheld a three-year prison sentence against an editor convicted of publishing state secrets.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
Picking up the pieces (Financial Times)
Total loss of Kazakhstan’s banks exceeds KZT2.8 trillion in January-September – FSA (Interfax)
Over 80 percent of crisis response funds already “working” for Kazakh economy – Samruk-Kazyna (Interfax)
Kazakhstan harvested 22.7 mln tonnes of grains in bunker weight (AgriMarket.Info)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates October 23, 2009 (Kazakhstan Today)
POLITICS:
Government to designate administrative responsibility for Kazakhstan’s content in state procurement (Interfax)
SOCIETY:
U.S. says concerned with Kazakh activist verdict (Reuters)
REGIONAL:
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - October 23, 2009
Government to designate administrative responsibility for Kazakhstan’s content in state procurement (Interfax)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - October 23, 2009
Picking up the pieces (Financial Times)
Total loss of Kazakhstan’s banks exceeds KZT2.8 trillion in January-September – FSA (Interfax)
Over 80 percent of crisis response funds already “working” for Kazakh economy – Samruk-Kazyna (Interfax)
Kazakhstan harvested 22.7 mln tonnes of grains in bunker weight (AgriMarket.Info)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates October 23, 2009 (Kazakhstan Today)
Kazakhstan Regional News Roundup - October 23, 2009
Kyrgyz deputies vote to boost president’s power
(AP) - Kyrgyzstan’s parliament overwhelmingly backed measures Thursday to broaden the president’s powers and drastically streamline the government.
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Serbia seen as hub for Russian gas in Europe
(AP) - Serbia will become a major hub for distribution of Russian natural gas to Europe thanks to the storage and transport capacities of the planned South Stream pipeline, the general manager of Serbia’ state energy company said Thursday.
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Kazatomprom and Toshiba plan a rare metals JV
(SRI) - Japan’s Toshiba Corp plans a rare metals joint venture with Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom amid rising demand for the materials, Reuters reported on Friday.
Media rights group criticizes jailing of editor
(AP) - An international media rights group has criticized a Kazakh court that upheld a three-year prison sentence against an editor convicted of publishing state secrets.
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Kazakhstan to participate in Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline project
(SRI) - Kazakhstan plans participate in the Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline project, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Turkish parliament during an official visit on Thursday.
