Kazakhstan

  • Jan 11, 2011
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KAZAKHSTAN: Astana expects growth, managed tenge float

The economy grew by an estimated 7% in 2010 and should grow by 5-6% this year, according to...

Kazakhstan
  • Jan 7, 2011
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KAZAKHSTAN: Nazarbayev 'rejects' presidency-for-life

President Nursultan Nazarbayev issued a decree today rejecting a proposal to keep him in office...

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 29, 2010
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KAZAKHSTAN: Astana may cancel presidential elections

The lower house of parliament today approved a motion that would cancel the 2012 and 2017...

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 24, 2010
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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...

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 23, 2010
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KAZAKHSTAN/CHINA: Work begins on new gas pipeline

Construction of the second phase of the Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline is underway, the China...

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 15, 2010
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KAZAKHSTAN: Hydrocarbons boom will underpin growth

This year's official GDP growth forecast will be revised from 5% to 6%, the economy minister...

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 10, 2010
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RUSSIA/BELARUS: Customs Union parties drop oil tariff

Russia will remove duty from its oil supplies to Belarus and Belarus will share with Russia its...

Russia
  • Dec 8, 2010
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KAZAKHSTAN: Forex inflows prompt tenge regime change

The tenge may return to a managed float regime next spring, National Bank (NBK) Governor Grigoriy...

Kazakhstan