KAZAKHSTAN-KAZPOST-PROFIT-IFRS ALMATY. May 21 (Interfax) – Kazpost boosted net profit 11.6% in the first quarter of 2013 year-on-year to 270.3 million tenge ($1.8 million at the current exchange …

CANADA-URANIUM-ARMZ-U1 MOSCOW. May 21 (Interfax) – The foreign uranium projects owned by Canada’s Uranium One, which is controlled by Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), a unit of Russian state company Rosatom, …

CENTRAL-ASIA-NEWSIssue No. 89, May 21, 2013 The issue comprises all news dated May 21, 2013

KAZAKHSTAN-OIL-COMPANY-Q1 ALMATY. May 20 (Interfax) – Zhaikmunai LLP posted $66 million in net income in Q1 2013, up 36.4% year-on-year, according to the company’s financial statement to International …

KAZAKHSTAN-ENRC-SHAREHOLDER ALMATY. May 20 (Interfax) – Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov has raised his stake in Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation plc (ENRC) to 3.13% from 3.09%, the Kazakh miner …

TAJIKISTAN-CHINA-RELATIONS-PRESIDENT DUSHANBE. May 20 (Interfax) – Tajikistan and China have reached the level of strategic partnership, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said on Monday after negotiations with Chinese leader …

CENTRAL-ASIA-NEWSIssue No. 88, May 20, 2013 The issue comprises all news dated May 20, 2013

TAJIKISTAN-POLITICIAN-DETENTION DUSHANBE. May 19 (Interfax) – The leader of the new political party Tochikistoni Nav, which has now filed documents for registration, has been detained at Dushanbe airport …

TURKMENISTAN-PRESIDENT-PARDON ASHGABAT. May 19 (Interfax) – A total of 926 convicts have been amnestied on the occasion of the national holiday of Turkmenistan – the Day of Revival, …

KAZAKHSTAN-COMPANY-PERFORMANCE ALMATY. May 17 (Interfax) – Kazakhstan’s Central Asian Power and Energy Company (CAPEC) JSC boosted net profit to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 2.4-fold year-on-year in January-March …