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  • Tariff differentiation saves $17 mln in Kazakhstan 2012-04-18

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2012/04/18 Kazakhstan could save 2.5 billion tenge (about $ 17 million) through the use of differentiated electricity tariffs, Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies Chairman Murat Ospanov said today. "By using differentiated tariffs for electricity, about 2.5 billion tenge was saved," Ospanov said. "Thus, the electricity savings in the country amounted to about 421 million kW / h, fuel economy - about 105,000 tons of coal (1,700 carriages), reduction of contaminant emissions (ash) - about 46,000 tons, the savings of consumers' money - over 3 billion tenge." He said that the third level of differentiation in electricity tariffs on the consumption has been introduced since April 1, this year.
  • CBD loans millions to Kazakhstan copper company 2011-12-27

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2011/12/27 China Development Bank (CDB) of the country's three policy banks, has signed agreements with Kazak copper giant Kazakhmys PLC, granting the mine and refinery operator 1.34 billion U.S. dollars and 1 billion yuan (158 million U.S. dollars) for a new project. According to the agreements signed on Friday in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, both the loans, with a term of 15 years, will be used to fund development of a new mine in Aktogay, east Kazakhstan.
  • FOCUS: CEE KAZAKHSTAN 2011-06-23

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2011/06/23
  • Kazakhstan country brief by the IMF

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2011/05/09   Republic of Kazakhstan—2011 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission May 6, 2011 The following statement reflects the views of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ana Lucía Coronel, which visited Astana and Almaty during April 26-May 6, 2011 to conduct discussions for the 2011 Article IV consultation.
  • Kazakhstan Macroeconomic outlook

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2011/01/19
  • Kazakh govt approves documents on Common Economic Space (7/12/2010)

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2010/12/07 The Kazakh government approved on Tuesday a package of documents forming contractual legal framework of the Common Economic Space involving Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus.
  • Kazakhstan trade surplus quadruples

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2010/08/14