ARTS + FEATURES (St. Petersburg Times)
An ethnic Uzbek performer known as ‘Tajik Jimmy’ has taken Russia by storm after finding fame on the Internet.
Foreign uranium deals unchanged, says Kazakh firm (The Globe and Mail)
ALMATY — Kazakh state uranium firm Kazatomprom assured foreign partners on Friday it would honour all existing agreements after the arrest of its former chief caused uncertainty over supplies of the nuclear fuel.
Economic growth rates in Kazakhstan won’t “deteriorate” – Nazarbayev (Interfax)
ASTANA. June 8 (Interfax) – Positive tendencies were observed in Kazakhstan’s economy in the first half of the year, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said.
Kazakh bank Alliance creditors to meet next week (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
KOSTANAI, Kazakhstan, June 12 (Reuters) – Creditors of Kazakhstan’s ailing Alliance Bank will meet central bank officials and its management next week, central bank head Grigory Marchenko told investors on Friday.
Kazakhstan’s Kazakhmys puts zinc plant on hold (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
ALMATY, June 10 (Reuters) – Kazakh metals company Kazakhmys said on Wednesday it had suspended zinc production at its Balkhash plant in Kazakhstan due to low demand.
Women in Tajikistan pushed to brink (Colorado Daily)
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — “One winter evening I went out into the yard, poured kerosene over my legs and set fire to myself,” said Mosharif, a young Tajik woman from Vakhsh in eastern Tajikistan.
Tajikistan: HIV Carriers Fear Hostility From Doctors (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Healthcare workers share widely-held attitudes of fear and suspicion, although some say this is changing. Despite government action to provide healthcare for HIV-positive people in Tajikistan, many say they are denied access to healthcare by medical staff.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-06-10 11:31 Kazakhstan’s Kazakhmys puts zinc plant on hold (Interactive Investor)
ALMATY, June 10 (Reuters) – Kazakh metals company Kazakhmys said on Wednesday it had suspended zinc production at its Balkhash plant in Kazakhstan due to low demand. It said in a statement that demand for zinc concentrate exceeded that for finished zinc products and described the plant’s suspension as “planned”. Kazakhmys also said it would reconstruct and modernise the facility.
Chinese parliamentary delegation visits Kazakhstan (China Economic Net)
A Chinese parliamentary delegation visited Kazakhstan from June 9 to June 12 at the invitation of the Kazakh parliament. The Chinese delegation was headed by Zhang Bailin, deputy director of the law committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress.
Kazakhstan Astana Drops 80% as Trading Is Halted for Fourth Day (Bloomberg)
June 12 (Bloomberg) — Shares of AO Astana Finance, a Kazakh lender partly owned by state, were halted for a fourth day after dropping 80 percent this week as regulators suspended its licenses because of a shortage of capital.
LUKOIL to broaden its activity in Kazakhstan (Itar-Tass)
KUSTANAI, June 12 (Itar-Tass) — LUKOIL will broaden its activity in Kazakhstan, Company President Vagit Alekperov said at the Friday meeting of the Kazakh Presidential Council of Foreign Investors on Friday.
Tajik Kids Vulnerable to Abuse at Home (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
While studies suggest that over half of all children in Tajikistan suffer abuse or exploitation at home, other surveys show that about the same percentage of parents think physical punishment is perfectly acceptable.
