Kazakhstan

  • May 1, 2008
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KAZAKHSTAN: Fund expects economy to turn corner

The economy should hit bottom this year if there are no food price shocks and the balance of...

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 25, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: Wheat drops while rice rises

Wheat prices yesterday dropped to their lowest level since November, hitting 8.04 dollars per...

International
  • Apr 24, 2008
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KAZAKHSTAN/INTERNATIONAL: Steelmaker refits coalmine

Transnational ArcelorMittal will spend 263 million dollars on a five-year programme to upgrade...

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 18, 2008
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KAZAKHSTAN: Astana mulls export duty on metals

Exports of metals may pay duty at a level to be determined by end-April, Deputy Finance Minister...

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 17, 2008
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RUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN: JV will develop big coalfield

Russia's United Company Rusal said today it had agreed to sell half of the Ekibastuz coalfield in...

Russia
  • Apr 14, 2008
  • 13 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Food crisis represents long-term shift

The IMF and World Bank yesterday called for global action on the growing food crisis. Since 2005,...

International
  • Apr 14, 2008
  • 7 min read

TURKMENISTAN/EU: Pipeline deal hinges on gas reserves

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov at a meeting with ministers from the EU and other...

Turkmenistan
  • Apr 10, 2008
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KAZAKHSTAN: Metals lead industrial output downwards

Industrial production grew by just 3.7% year-on-year in the first quarter, the statistics agency...

Kazakhstan