Kcell acquisition moves on
Kazakhstan’s largest fixed-line telecoms operator Kazakhtelecom looks to be cementing its move to acquire a controlling stake in…
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Hapoalim happy to exit Kazakhstan
The Israeli lender Bank Hapoalim has sold a unit in Kazakhstan as part of a wider shift in focus.…
Max Petroleum gets investment boost
Kazakhstan’s powerful Assaubayev family is to acquire a 51% interest in the AIM-listed Max Petroleum for £37.1m (US$62.5m)…
Max Petroleum seeks buyer
The AIM-listed Max Petroleum has appointed Blackstone Group to advise it on a possible sale, after the small…
Polymetal takes Kazakh plunge
The London-listed Polymetal International has agreed to acquire Altynalmas Gold, the holding company for the mothballed Kyzyl project…
Chinese reel in Kashagan stake
The China National Petroleum Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire an 8.33% stake in the giant Kashagan…
Chinese have it over the Indians in Kazakhstan
EDITORIAL: The Chinese look set to trump India’s ONGC in a contest to secure ConocoPhillips’ 8.4% stake in…
Endgame nears for ENRC
The controversial buyback of Kazakh mining group ENRC by its founders – and the de-listing of the company…
ENRC bidders to get more time
The independent committee of the board at the London-listed Kazakh mining company ENRC will allow the consortium led…
ENRC bid set to prevail
The offer from the three founding shareholders of the controversial Kazakh mining company ENRC to take the company…