Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: Energy export capacity is set to increase
The authorities finalised an agreement with a consortium of Western energy majors with stakes in...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Kashagan deal reportedly finalised
The authorities signed an agreement with a consortium of Western oil companies today that...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Astana maintains multi-vectored strategy
Prime ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states meet in Astana...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Government moves ahead with bank bailouts
The Financial Supervision Agency (FSA) announced today that it is prepared to acquire up to 25%...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Financial turmoil leads to slowdown
Parliament voted yesterday to allow the state to buy stakes in troubled Kazakh banks. The banking...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Astana moves to boost bank liquidity
Kazakhstan is to inject 15 billion dollars into the economy by the year-end to help deal with the...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Tax burden shifts to extractive industries
The proposed tax code aims to promote economic diversification by increasing the tax burden on...
KazakhstanCIS: Banking crisis lets Moscow dispay statesmanship
Russian stocks opened with mixed fortunes this morning after Friday's shutdown.
