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Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - November 20, 2008
ENERGY:
Imperial Energy drops Kazakh license to focus on Russia
(SRI) - Imperial Energy, a British oil company operating in West Siberia and Kazakhstan, relinquished its Kazakh license to concentrate on Russian interests.
While South Africa falters Uranium One says ops in Kazakhstan will lead to dividends
(Mineweb) - CEO Jean Nortier says there are no issues in Kazakhstan […]
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - November 20, 2008
Kazakh government prepares to impose elements of democracy
(RFE/RL) - Astana has pledged to improve its record on rights and democratic reforms. That process started on November 11 and promises to be a very curious ordeal.
Kazakhstan to deepen ties with United States
(AP - IHT) - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev says he discussed regional security and energy […]
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - November 20, 2008
Sturgeon Fund: Fishing for returns around the Caspian
(bne) - Clemente Cappello doesn’t mind when Azeris laugh at the name of his fund. The Sturgeon Fund was named after the fish that is an emblem of the Caspian region, where the fund is focused. The sturgeon’s production of valuable caviar is a metaphor for the fund’s […]
Kazakhstan Energy Roundup - November 20, 2008
Imperial Energy drops Kazakh license to focus on Russia
(SRI) - Imperial Energy, a British oil company operating in West Siberia and Kazakhstan, relinquished its Kazakh license to concentrate on Russian interests.
While South Africa falters Uranium One says ops in Kazakhstan will lead to dividends
(Mineweb) - CEO Jean Nortier says there are no issues in Kazakhstan […]
Kazakhstan Regional News Roundup - November 20, 2008
Caspian energy powers split at anti-Russian summit
(Reuters) - Caspian Sea energy nations showed this week they remain close to Moscow’s sphere of influence as some key producers declined to sign a declaration calling for a limit on Russian monopoly over export routes to the West.
Will Russian woes spread to Central Asia?
(TOL - BusinessWeek) - Ordinary […]
Imperial Energy drops Kazakh license to focus on Russia
(SRI) - Imperial Energy, a British oil company operating in West Siberia and Kazakhstan, relinquished its Kazakh license to concentrate on Russian interests.
Sturgeon Fund: Fishing for returns around the Caspian
(bne ) - Clemente Cappello doesn’t mind when Azeris laugh at the name he picked for his fund. The Sturgeon Fund was named after the fish that is an emblem of the Caspian region. The sturgeon’s production of valuable caviar is, he says, a metaphor for the fund’s strategy of extracting value from the region.
Kazakhstan Daily News Roundup - November 14, 2008
ENERGY:
Is Astana losing leverage with foreign energy conglomerates?
(EurasiaNet) - The trouble on Kazakhstan’s energy sector is related mostly to the global economic crisis but a backlash factor also may be at work, in which international energy companies start to push back against the hardball tactics that Kazakhstani leaders have been employing in recent months.
Development of […]
Kazakhstan Politics Roundup - November 14, 2008
Court finds KTZh ex-chief Kulekeev not guilty of bribery but sentences him to three years in prison for other offences (Interfax)
Kazakh newspaper spots overlap between Russian president’s speech and a year ago speech of Kazakh Defense Minister (Interfax)
Kazakhstan Business and Economy Roundup - November 14, 2008
Kazakhstan challenged by the world financial crisis
(CACI Analyst) - In summer 2007, the American subprime crisis had an impact on the Kazakhstani real estate market, and then, in 2008, on its entire banking sector, which after Russia’s is the most developed in the CIS.
ADB to help Kazakhstan revive Silk Road, boost trade
(Reuters) - The Asian […]
