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Silk Road Intelligencer: News Roundup - September 19, 2007

Sep 19, 2007

News Roundup - September 19, 2007

Two men wanted by Kazakh police voluntarily returned on September 17. The two were, until recently, bodyguards for Rakhat Aliev, once one of the most influential people in Kazakhstan and President Nursultan Nazarbaev's son-in-law...
Kazakh secret police report a sudden upsurge of Hizb ut-Tahrir's activity, as Kazakhstan is one of the ideal targets for the movement. Several years ago the KNB (National Security Service of Kazakhstan) almost succeeded in uprooting Hizb ut-Tahrir in the country...
KazMunaiGas, the Kazakh state oil company seeking a bigger role in the giant Kashagan oil development in the Caspian Sea, reported a surge in profits at its production division yesterday, underscoring its determination to emerge as champion of the central Asian republic's oil industry...
China and seven countries in and around central Asia have reached a preliminary agreement to build a $19.2bn modern-day equivalent to the historic ‘Silk Road’ trade route between China and Europe...
Shares in Celtic Resources jumped almost 10 per cent yesterday after the Aim-listed gold miner said it had received a preliminary approach from a potential suitor "which may or may not lead to an offer for the company"...
Kazakhstan international reserves in whole (in current prices), including National Fund money (according to preliminary data, about USD 18 408,8 million), fell down by 3,1% and amounted USD 38 393,5 million, reports the agency with reference to National Bank information...
Kashagan could become #1 problem for Kazakhstani government. Some analysts compare concentrated attack of Kazakhstani authorities on the consortium with the fact how Russian authorities investigate "Sakhalin-2" case. There is a lot in common between these two events. In both cases there is about environment protection authorities, fiscal and power structures...
Uzbekistan will hold a presidential election Dec. 23, officials announced Tuesday, although it was still unclear whether the country's authoritarian leader would seek a third, and technically unconstitutional, term in office...
Reuters: Kazakh Gold/Forex Reserves Fall to $19.978 bln
Kazakhstan's net gold and foreign currency reserves fell to $19.978 billion on Sept. 14 from $21.234 billion on Aug. 31, the central bank said on Wednesday...

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