Archive for November 19th, 2009
Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - November 19, 2009
HEADLINES:
Kazakhs won’t let tenge rise above 145 to dollar
(Bloomberg) - Kazakhstan’s central bank will defend a ceiling of 145 tenge to the dollar until Feb. 5, after which it may allow a gradual appreciation if the trend to buy tenge continues, bank Chairman Grigory Marchenko said.
Kazakh banks to return to international capital markets in second half of 2010 - Marchenko
(SRI) - Kazakh banks will be able to return to international capital markets in the second half of next year, central bank chairman Grigoriy Marchenko said on Wednesday in an online press conference.
ENERGY:
1.785 million tons of Kazakh oil carried via BTC pipeline over year and 200,000 tons of them in October (Azerbaijan Business Center)
MINERAL RESOURCES:
Kazzinc wins licenses to explore and develop mineral fields in Kostanai and East Kazakhstan oblasts (Interfax)
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
Kazakh bank risk waning, economy troughed - UBS
(Bloomberg) - Kazakhstan bank asset quality is improving as the economic outlook picks up and non-performing loans level off, UBS AG said. Shares in the country’s two largest banks climbed, helping the benchmark stock index become the world’s biggest gainer today.
Prices in Kazakhstan to go up slightly after the creation of the Customs Union (Interfax)
Russia Kazakhstan’s biggest trade partner - Foreign Minister (TREND)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates November 19, 2009 (Kazinform)
SOCIETY:
Kazakhstan’s court system can’t be called “a pillar of law and justice” - Nazarbayev (Interfax)
Kazakh rights activist denied access to lawyer (RFE/RL)
REGIONAL:
Russia wants quick WTO entry as separate entity (Reuters)
Uzbeks skip regional security meeting in Kazakhstan (RFE/RL)
Central Asia remains a corruption problem area while the Caucasus registers mixed gains (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - November 19, 2009
Kazakhs won’t let tenge rise above 145 to dollar (Bloomberg)
Kazakh banks to return to international capital markets in second half of 2010 - Marchenko (SRI)
Kazakh bank risk waning, economy troughed - UBS (Bloomberg)
Prices in Kazakhstan to go up slightly after the creation of the Customs Union (Interfax)
Russia Kazakhstan’s biggest trade partner - Foreign Minister (TREND)
National Bank of Kazakhstan: Exchange rates November 19, 2009 (Kazinform)
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - November 19, 2009
1.785 million tons of Kazakh oil carried via BTC pipeline over year and 200,000 tons of them in October (Azerbaijan Business Center)
Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Roundup - November 19, 2009
Kazzinc wins licenses to explore and develop mineral fields in Kostanai and East Kazakhstan oblasts (Interfax)
Kazakhstan Society Roundup - November 19, 2009
Kazakhstan’s court system can’t be called “a pillar of law and justice” - Nazarbayev (Interfax)
Kazakhstan Regional News Roundup - November 19, 2009
Russia wants quick WTO entry as separate entity (Reuters)
Uzbeks skip regional security meeting in Kazakhstan (RFE/RL)
Central Asia remains a corruption problem area while the Caucasus registers mixed gains (EurasiaNet)
Russia wants quick WTO entry as separate entity
(Reuters) - Russia wants to join the World Trade Organization on its own but will synchronize its entry with Kazakhstan and Belarus, its partners in a customs union, a Russian official said on Wednesday.
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Kazakh banks to return to international capital markets in second half of 2010 - Marchenko
(SRI) - Kazakh banks will be able to return to international capital markets in the second half of next year, central bank chairman Grigoriy Marchenko said on Wednesday in an online press conference.
