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Saudi Arabia interested in grain imports from Kazakhstan When the railway link Uzen – Turkmenistan border is completed, Kazakhstan will get an access to the Persian Gulf. This will cut down the transportation route to Saudi Arabia: Minister of Transport and Communications Berik Kamaliyev.

05 May 2011

Kazakhstan’s Senate ratifies Agreement on concerted principles of currency policies The sides undertake to pursue an economic policy to raise confidence in the national currencies of the Customs Union states.

05 May 2011

Kazakhstan’s PM Massimov meets Sberbank CEO German Gref Kazakhstan-based subsidiary of Russia’s Sberbank has entered the top ten banks in Kazakhstan in terms of assets recently.

04 May 2011

Kazakhstan planning to bring FDI up to 13-14% of GDP Currently FDI stands at 8-9% of the GDP: Asylkhan Serikov, Head of Committee for Investments under the Ministry of Industry and New Technology.

04 May 2011

Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry has no plans to ban grain exports Kazakhstan can export 5.5. million tons of grain in the 2010-2011 marketing year: Agriculture Ministry.

04 May 2011

Multinationals account for half of investments into Kazakh O&G sector For the last decade investments into the O&G sector totaled $107 billion, with about 60% of the investments being injected into projects with global oil majors: Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev.

04 May 2011

Number of Russian enterprises in Kazakhstan on the rise The number of enterprises with Russian capital has grown nearly 10% in Kazakhstan for the last year: Finance Ministry Tax Committee.

04 May 2011

Kazakhstan and EU to work out a new program of strategic cooperation The Program seeks to deepen cooperation with regards to investments and trade with the EU: Zhanar Aitzhanova, Minister for Economic Integration.

04 May 2011

Astana to implement projects worth $5 billion within 5 years II Investments Forum has opened today in Astana alongside the IV Economic Forum. When opening the Forum, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov told about further development of Astana.

04 May 2011

Kazakhstan has learned from Middle East and North Africa: PM Massimov We have put in place a special program for the young… this program seeks to create opportunities, rather than just ensure income sharing: PM Massimov.

03 May 2011

Kazakhstan GDP grew 6.5% in Q1 2011 Ministry of Economic Development announced the Q1 2011 economic results. Customs Union yielded noticeable results.

27 April 2011

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