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Silk Road Intelligencer: News Roundup - August 15, 2007

Aug 15, 2007

News Roundup - August 15, 2007

International Herald Tribune: Severstal Buys Stake in Celtic Resources
Severstal Resurs, which manages the mining assets of Russian steelmaker OAO Severstal, said Tuesday it agreed to buy about 22 percent of London-listed miner Celtic Resources Holding PLC. The price of the deal was not disclosed...
The Wall Street Journal: Why Chinese Firms Are Circling Tiny Transmeridian
In a time when big Western oil and natural-gas companies are spending billions of dollars on projects around the globe, Transmeridian Exploration Inc. might escape notice....
United Press International: Kazakhstan's Nuclear Future
While Western attention focuses on the rising oil and natural gas potential of Caspian states, rising energy player Kazakhstan has another energy asset up its sleeve: uranium...
EurasiaNet Insight: Officials Keep Looking for a Way to Prosecute Rakhat Aliyev
Although an Austrian court has ruled against extradition, Kazakhstani officials are continuing to look for a way to prosecute Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakhstan’s former ambassador to the OSCE and the soon-to-be ex-son-in-law of President Nursultan Nazarbayev...
Gazeta.KZ: Kazakhstan and the UK Highest State Financial Control Bodies to Sign Cooperation Agreement
Kazakhstan and the UK Highest State Financial Control Bodies will sign a cooperation agreement, reported beforehand the press-service of Accountant Committee on Republican Budget Execution Control...
OilVoice: Roxi Petroleum Provides Update of Operations in Kazakhstan
Roxi Petroleum, which was admitted to AIM in May this year and created to acquire controlling interests in and develop oil and gas assets in Central Asia particularly focusing on Kazakhstan, is pleased to provide the following update on its operations...
Asia Times Online: Iran Plays the Central Asia Card
This week, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad kicks off a tour of neighboring states in South and Central Asia with a trip that begins in Kabul and ends in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in time to attend the next summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)...
Gazeta.KZ: On KASE Fixing Results KazPrime Remained Unchanged - on 8.20% Annual Level
On results of the KASE fixing KazPrime value remained unchanged and amounted 8,20% of annual level, reports the agency...
Forbes: Lufthansa Signs MoU on Partnership with Kazakhstan's Air Astana
Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a partnership with Kazakhstan's flag carrier Air Astana, that will as of 2008 involve code-sharing flights, a mutually coordinated flight schedule and cooperation on frequent flyer programmes...
RigZone: Roxi Petroleum Completes Acquisition of Two Kazakhstan Fields
Roxi Petroleum says it has completed the purchase of two of the three Contract Areas in Kazakhstan, Ravninnoe and Beibars...
MarketWire: Tethys Makes New Gas Discovery
Tethys Petroleum Limited ("TPL") today announced a new gas discovery in its Akkulka Exploration Contract Area in its west Aral properties in Kazakhstan...
Reuters: Indicators - Kazakhstan - August 15, 2007
Kazakhstan's economic indicators based on data provided by the State Statistics Agency, government institutions, the central bank and exchanges...

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