News Roundup - August 6, 2007

Forbes: ADB Issuing Six Billion Kazakh Tenge Bonds in International Market
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has priced its debut Kazakhstan Tenge bond in the international capital markets at a principal amount of 6 billion Kazakhstan Tenge, or about 49 million USD...
OilVoice: Victoria Oil & Gas Provides Update of its Kemerkol Oil Project, Kazakhstan
Victoria Oil & Gas, the oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on the Former Soviet Union (FSU), has announced the following update with regards to the development of its wholly owned Kemerkol oil project in the Atyrau Oblast, Kazakhstan...
BBC: Kazakhs Use Eagle to Save Rare Falcon
For centuries, the people of Central Asia have used eagles and falcons to hunt for food, but now their ancient tradition is dying...
Interfax: Body of Missing Anchorwoman Discovered in Kazakhstan
The body of Anastasia Novikova, an anchorwoman for NTK television channel who disappeared several years ago, has been discovered in the South Kazakhstan region and brought back to Almaty...
Eurasia Insight: President's Ex-Son-in-Law Purportedly Linked to TV Presenter's Missing
Despite promises to actively inform the press and the public about the investigation of the criminal case known as Rakhatgate, the Kazakh Interior Ministry is not in a hurry to reveal some new facts. But we have learnt from well-informed sources, who continue to insist on their confidentiality, that today the police are already looking for three people, not just two...
Interfax: Kazakh Construction Firm KUAT Plans IPO in London in 2009
KUAT Corporation, one of the largest construction companies in Kazakhstan, plans to carry out an initial public offering in the middle of 2009, probably on the London Stock Exchange, company president Oleg Nam told Interfax...
Reuters: Indicators - Kazakhstan - August 6, 2007
Kazakhstan's economic indicators based on data provided by the State Statistics Agency, government institutions, the central bank and exchanges...