Kazakhstan
CIS: St Petersburg forum touts grain export ambitions
The inaugural World Grain Forum took place in St Petersburg this Saturday and Sunday, giving host...
CisKAZAKHSTAN: Astana to review all state transactions
All agreements made by state-owned firms will be subject to audit and review, including the...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Arrests threaten foreign uranium miners
Deals between foreign firms and state-owned uranium enterprise Kazatomprom have been thrown into...
KazakhstanCIS: Moscow expects tripartite customs union soon
Moscow does not see its WTO bid and a customs union with CIS neighbours as mutually exclusive and...
KAZAKHSTAN: Economy shrinks 2.2% in first quarter
The Kazakh economy contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2009 in year-on-year terms, the...
KazakhstanRUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN/TAJIKISTAN: Interest rates are cut
The central banks of Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan have all announced significant interest...
RussiaKAZAKHSTAN: Security sector fissures are deepening
The KNB is consolidating its role in the Kazakh state. Although Kazakhstan lacks any form of...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Astana faces lawsuit over embattled bank
Minority shareholders in BTA, Kazakhstan's largest bank, are suing the government for 3 billion...
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