Kazakhstan
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...
KazakhstanINTERNATIONAL: Wheat drops while rice rises
Wheat prices yesterday dropped to their lowest level since November, hitting 8.04 dollars per...
InternationalKAZAKHSTAN/INTERNATIONAL: Steelmaker refits coalmine
Transnational ArcelorMittal will spend 263 million dollars on a five-year programme to upgrade...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Astana mulls export duty on metals
Exports of metals may pay duty at a level to be determined by end-April, Deputy Finance Minister...
KazakhstanRUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN: JV will develop big coalfield
Russia's United Company Rusal said today it had agreed to sell half of the Ekibastuz coalfield in...
RussiaINTERNATIONAL: Food crisis represents long-term shift
The IMF and World Bank yesterday called for global action on the growing food crisis. Since 2005,...
InternationalTURKMENISTAN/EU: Pipeline deal hinges on gas reserves
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov at a meeting with ministers from the EU and other...
TurkmenistanKAZAKHSTAN: Metals lead industrial output downwards
Industrial production grew by just 3.7% year-on-year in the first quarter, the statistics agency...
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