News Topic - Kazakhstan
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Kazakh govt, banks agree $3.47 billion bailout package
ASTANA (Reuters) - The government of Kazakhstan and the nation's four largest banks have agreed terms for at least $3.47 billion in capital injections to counter the impact of the global credit crisis, the state-owned SamrukKazyna fund said on Tuesday.
Reuters – Nov 11, 2008 08:15 AM [GMT] – comment?
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ASTANA (Reuters) - The government of Kazakhstan and the nation's four largest banks have agreed terms for at least $3.47 billion in capital injections to counter the impact of the global credit crisis, the state-owned SamrukKazyna fund said on Tuesday.
Reuters – Nov 11, 2008 08:15 AM [GMT] – comment?
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VECC welcomes guests from Kazakhstan
The Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center (VECC) treated two guests from Kazakhstan to a tour of its state-of-the-art facility.
KSL.com – Nov 11, 2008 01:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center (VECC) treated two guests from Kazakhstan to a tour of its state-of-the-art facility.
KSL.com – Nov 11, 2008 01:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Kazakhstan set to slash oil export duty
AP - Energy-rich Kazakhstan could cut crude oil export tariffs by one-third in an effort to ease the burden on domestic producers, Energy Minister Sauat Mynbayev said Monday.
Yahoo! – Nov 10, 2008 08:03 AM [GMT] – comment?
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AP - Energy-rich Kazakhstan could cut crude oil export tariffs by one-third in an effort to ease the burden on domestic producers, Energy Minister Sauat Mynbayev said Monday.
Yahoo! – Nov 10, 2008 08:03 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Foreign Bank To Issue Diamond-Inlaid Credit Card
The central Asian country of Kazakhstan recently had to bail out its biggest banks. Now one bank plans to issue a credit card called Diamond. This new MasterCard is inlaid with a diamond and has a credit limit of a $50,000. The annual fee is $1,000 —though you get a full-time personal manager ... more »
NPR.org – Nov 7, 2008 12:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The central Asian country of Kazakhstan recently had to bail out its biggest banks. Now one bank plans to issue a credit card called Diamond. This new MasterCard is inlaid with a diamond and has a credit limit of a $50,000. The annual fee is $1,000 —though you get a full-time personal manager ... more »
NPR.org – Nov 7, 2008 12:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Kazakhstan models language institute after DLI
Imitation is the fondest form of flattery. Five years ago, Kazakhstan established a combination military academy and language school modeled after the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey, the country's first such institution since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
MontereyHerald.com – Nov 7, 2008 09:35 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Imitation is the fondest form of flattery. Five years ago, Kazakhstan established a combination military academy and language school modeled after the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey, the country's first such institution since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
MontereyHerald.com – Nov 7, 2008 09:35 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, Back on Terra Firma
After 10 days on the International Space Station (ISS), Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, returned to Earth October 23 on Soyuz TMA-12. Garriott is the son of Owen Garriott, W5LFL, who in 1983 was the first ham to make QSOs from space. While Richard was on board the ISS, he too made QSOs, furthering what has ... more »
ARRL – Nov 6, 2008 4:34 PM [GMT] – comment?
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After 10 days on the International Space Station (ISS), Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, returned to Earth October 23 on Soyuz TMA-12. Garriott is the son of Owen Garriott, W5LFL, who in 1983 was the first ham to make QSOs from space. While Richard was on board the ISS, he too made QSOs, furthering what has ... more »
ARRL – Nov 6, 2008 4:34 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Oil 'to shoot back through $100'
The oil price will shoot back through $100 a barrel as soon as economic conditions return to normal, and will break through $200 threshold by 2030, say officials at the International Energy Agency.The world energy watchdog is certain the "era of cheap oil" is over, according to research du ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 6, 2008 09:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The oil price will shoot back through $100 a barrel as soon as economic conditions return to normal, and will break through $200 threshold by 2030, say officials at the International Energy Agency.The world energy watchdog is certain the "era of cheap oil" is over, according to research du ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 6, 2008 09:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Science Weekly Extra podcast: Astronaut Richard Garriott on space travel and being back on Earth
A space capsule carrying the first two men to follow their fathers into orbit has returned to Earth from the international space station.Search and recovery crews in Kazakhstan retrieved the American space tourist Richard Garriott, 47, and the Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko from ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 6, 2008 12:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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A space capsule carrying the first two men to follow their fathers into orbit has returned to Earth from the international space station.Search and recovery crews in Kazakhstan retrieved the American space tourist Richard Garriott, 47, and the Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko from ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 6, 2008 12:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Kenyan clan celebrates Obama winKOGELO, Kazakhstan, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's U.S. presidential victory triggered a celebratory outburst among members of his extended family in Kenya Wednesday morning.
United Press International – Nov 5, 2008 07:35 AM [GMT] – comment?
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