ENERGY:

Kazakhstan gas production in Jan-Oct up by 8% year-on-year (Steel Guru)

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:

Kazakhstan rating raised to BBB+ by S&P on commodity exports (Bloomberg)

ATF Bank’s nine-month net loss narrows (Reuters)

Kazakhstan plans to produce over 26 million tonnes of grain in clean weight (AgriMarket.Info)

Trade volume between Kazakhstan, France reaches $4.5 billion in nine months (Interfax)

Indicators – November 7, 2011 (Reuters)

METALS AND MINING:

Kazakhstan to start building third gold refinery (Reuters)

ENRC shareholders agree to delay Shubarkol deal (Reuters)

POLITICS AND SECURITY:

Kazakh police apprehend three over bomb blasts (RFE/RL)

SOCIETY:

Kazakh journalist convicted of libeling police (RFE/RL)

REGIONAL:

Central Asia: Censorship 3.0 and the struggle for online free speech (EurasiaNet)

Moscow offers Customs Union-lite to Bishkek (EurasiaNet)

China offers to help Eurasia group with swaps, settlement (Reuters)