KazMunaiGaz EP to explore new oil blocks
KazMunaigaz EP is to purchase 4 oil blocks – Temir, Teresken, Karaton-Sarkamys and territories adjacent to Uzen and Karamandybys oil fields – from its parent company, KazMunaiGaz.
Jewish Al-Jazeera to be created
Aleksandr Mashkevich promised to to create a pro-Jewish TV-channel to carry out explanatory work against delegitimation of Israel in the world.
Government to sell its stakes in Kazakh banks
Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Fund is expected to sell its stakes in BTA, Temir Bank and Alliance Bank before 2014. According to the Fund’s Chairman Kairat Kelimbetov, the banks’ value is set to grow.
KazAtomProm to increase wages 10-20%Average wages of KazAtomProm employees made 148 thousand tenge ($1000) in 2010. Not everyone will get a pay rise in 2011.