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1 2 Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Yerlan IDRISOV summed up the results of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in CSTO, highlighted EXPO-2017 benefits for Kazakhstan, shared Astana's dream to open up a floor for dialogue for the OSCE, NATO, CSTO, SCO, CIS, and held his fingers crossed for a fast progress in signing the Kazakh-Russian Alliance Document for the 21st century. Head of First Factoring Company, Tolegen MULDASHEV: Factoring, a form of business financing for manufacturers and suppliers who conduct commercial activity on the terms of payment deferment, got developed in Kazakhstan in 2009, the post-crisis year, but up to now it remains ‘a dark horse’ in the lending market. General Director of First Factoring Company Tolegen MULDASHEV tells Interfax-Kazakhstan how the factoring financing differs from bank lending and what prevents factoring services from developing in Kazkahstabn. JSC Astana-Finance launched talks about restructuring in 2009. The restructuring process is not over yet and the talks are still ongoing. Daniyar Nurskenov, the managing director of JSC Astana-Finance, has told Interfax-Kazakhstan about the progress of the talks in an interview. The Kazakh government has made a series of steps to bring in more foreign investments into the country: the work on the national investment plan is underway and simplification of visa regime for investors is most likely to come next. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, James TURLEY, offered his opinion on the investment climate in the country and related global economy trends. Kazakhstan has drafted a national plan for attracting foreign investment, under which it proposes to achieve 15% growth in the amount of foreign investment in the processing sector by 2015 through giving major investors additional tax breaks. Antonio SOMMA, Acting Head of the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme, has told Interfax-Kazakhstan about the OECD recommendations for Kazakhstan and advantages that some sectors of the national economy possess. For several years Kazakhstan has been trying to develop the market of Islamic financing. The CEO of Fattah Finance JSC, Kazakhstan's first Islamic finance company, Zaratkazy Nurpiisov has shared his thoughts on the current situation in the sector and its future prospects. The topic of merger of some banks controlled by the Samruk-Kazyna state fund has been high on the agenda lately. Alliance Bank and Temirbank are considered the foremost candidates for such a move. The Deputy Chairman of Samruk-Kazyna's Management Board Elena BAKHMUTOVA has agreed to answer the questions of Interfax-Kazakhstan. The Law "On Television and Radio Broadcasting," signed in January by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and seen as controversial by many human rights groups and media organizations has been a subject of heated debates. Member of Soros-Kazakhstan board of trustees, the chairman of Kazakhstan Media Alliance, Adil DJALILOV, talked with the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency about possible repercussions the law may have on the media. Russian President Dmitry MEDVEDEV told journalists a few days ago that he was concerned more about the global economy and, in particular, the crisis of the Eurozone than by the unrests in Kazakhstan. In his opinion, the situation in the global markets has “a much more powerful effect on our countries, our domestic economies and our people.” Damir SEISEBAYEV, the managing director of JSC ORKEN Invest, told Interfax-Kazakhstan how the Kazakh economy responds to the crisis that is shaking the West and shared his ideas as to whether the Eurozone will split up and what drastic events may happen in the world in 2012. The voting day to round off Kazakhstan's parliamentary election campaign is less than a month away. The Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Yermukhamet Yertysbayev has shared his forecast on the results of the Majilis elections and gave his assessment of the turbulent elections to the Russian Duma. |
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