BTA might sell its foreign assets
BTA Bank does not preclude a possibility of selling its foreign assets.
Philip Morris to exterminate child labor in its Kazakhstan plantations
Philip Morris International will exterminate child labor in its tobacco plantations in Kazakhstan.
KazAtomProm interested in Ukrainian fields
KazAtomProm National Atomic Company is interested in development of Ukrainian uranium fields.
Q1 2011 KazMunaiGas Exploration Production net profit 14% up against 2010
The growth was mostly spurred by 33% oil sales price growth (from $64.64 to $86.61 per barrel).
ArcelorMittal and Indian Simplex to produce wagons in Kazakhstan
ArcelorMittal Temirtau and Indian company Simplex Casting Ltd are launching a $35-million project to produce wagons in Kazakhstan.
Karagandinskoe beer and Rakhat candies are top 50 brand leaders in Kazakhstan
MPP Consulting Agency has been running a long-term project of domestic brands assessment since the beginning of 2010.
IMF increased its expectations of economic growth in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan economic growth in 2011 is expected to reach 5.9 percent: the International Monetary Fund.
A detailed plan of “People's IPO” will be prepared in Kazakhstan by June 1
A detailed plan of the People's IPO will be prepared in Kazakhstan by June 1, 2011.
Director of KazAlco does not agree with Georgian wines ban
Director of KazAlco Association commented on the advice of Gennadiy Onischenko to ban imports of Georgian wines to Kazakhstan.
Onischenko advised Kazakhstan to ban Georgian wines
Gennadiy Onischenko said that Kazakhstan and Belarus should ban sales of Georgian wines and mineral water.
There is no preconditions for fuel prices raise or fuel crisis in Kazakhstan
Deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Social Problems talked about the possibility and reasons of fuel crisis in Kazakhstan.
Karim Massimov revealed secret of reliable policies
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Karim Massimov has shared a secret of reliable policies in his Twitter.
Proved Caspian reserves made 2.95 billion tons of oil
Proved hydrocarbon reserves of the Caspian Sea shelf make 3.1 trillion cubic meters of gas and 2.95 billion tons of oil.
Kazakhstan Anti-Monopoly Agency is not concerned about fuel market
There are no grounds to interfere with the fuel market so far: Kazakhstan Anti-Monopoly Agency.
Karaganda and Donbass miners allied against Mittal
Trade unions of miners working in ArcelorMittal transnational corporation in Kazakhstan and Ukraine have signed a cooperation agreement.
25 percent raise of fuel prices expected in Kazakhstan
Prices of oil products may increase 25 percent. Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev held a meeting dedicated to this issue.
Gazprom and KazMunaiGaz to develop Imashevskoye trans-border condensed gas field
Respective agreement was signed at a working meeting of Aleksei Miller, Head of Gazprom, and Kairgeldy Kabyldin, Head of KazMunaiGaz.
80 percent of books are imported to Kazakhstan from Russia
Kazakhstan National Book Chamber said 40% of the books in Kazakhstan are sold in Almaty. Kazakh book market is estimated at $60 million.
Presence of foreign banks does not pose systematic risks in middle term
The architecture of the Kazakhstan’s banking sector will not be changed with foreign players entering the market: Grigory Marchenko, Head of the National Bank.
Fire in ArcelorMittal mine; 319 people evacuated
There was a fire in Kostenko mine owned by ArcelorMittal Temirtau. 319 people had to be evacuated.