30.10.2009
With the opening of its first store in Kazakhstan and the laying of the foundation stone for the first outlet in Egypt at the same time, METRO Cash & Carry on Tuesday continued its successful international expansion strategy. With these steps the company also underlined its leading position as the most international player in the wholesale sector. 821
26.10.2009
Eighteen years after the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia became independent, only one of those five has managed to become a significant power in terms of international clout and importance. That country is, of course, Kazakhstan. Today, it is the most important, most influential, most stable and most prosperous of all the Central Asian countries due mainly to the able, prudent, wise and balanced leadership and policies of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. 722
21.10.2009
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sauat Mynbayev said this year oil production in the country is projected to reach 75 million tons (approximately 1.5 million barrels per day), 6.2 percent higher than in 2008. 756
13.10.2009
A conference to prepare for the 18th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum opened today in Astana with 170 participants discussing how to promote good governance at border crossings, improve land transportation security and facilitate international transport by road and rail. 997
06.10.2009
Scania this week inaugurated its first distributor and service facility in Kazakhstan. The newly inaugurated sales and service facility ? Scania’s first of its own in the region ? is located in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan. The new building also houses the head office of Scania Central Asia, which was established in 2007. 765
02.10.2009
Troika Dialog Research MARKET COLOR A reported decline in manufacturing and the bankruptcy of CIT Bank sent US and European markets tumbling more than 2% yesterday. The UST 10's yield dropped to 3.18%. Crude prices remain above $70.1/bbl. 590
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