Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: S&P upgrade puts rating on par with Russia
Standard & Poor's (S&P) yesterday upgraded Kazakhstan's long-term foreign and local currency...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN/CHINA: Work begins on new gas pipeline
Construction of the second phase of the Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline is underway, the China...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Hydrocarbons boom will underpin growth
This year's official GDP growth forecast will be revised from 5% to 6%, the economy minister...
KazakhstanRUSSIA/BELARUS: Customs Union parties drop oil tariff
Russia will remove duty from its oil supplies to Belarus and Belarus will share with Russia its...
RussiaKAZAKHSTAN: Forex inflows prompt tenge regime change
The tenge may return to a managed float regime next spring, National Bank (NBK) Governor Grigoriy...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN/INT: OSCE leadership is unexpected success
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held its summit in Astana on...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Buoyant Nazarbayev hosts OSCE summit
Kazakhstan's capital Astana today hosts the first heads-of-state summit of the...
KazakhstanPROSPECTS 2011: Central Asia
Higher energy revenue will sustain economic recovery in Central Asia, albeit at a much slower...
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