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Chevron close to resuming BTC shipments; Kazakhmys undecided on ENRC stake; KMG EP preference shares see KASE trading and first buyback trade; Uranium One posts FY09 loss; sees higher '10 production; Chevron close to resuming BTC shipments; EBRD supports private ownership in Kazakhstan’s oil and gas sector; Majlis passed bill of guaranteed transfer from National Fund for 2010 - 2012; Kazakhstan’s foreign reserves rise 3.4 percent in February; National Bank not plan to reconsider refinancing rate

GM Uzbekistan sells 51,400 cars in Russia in 2009; WebMoney units were terminated in Uzbekistan; Uzbekistan plans to attract loan worth $20mln from ADB; Technip to execute feasibility study for GTL plant in Uzbekistan; Uzbekistan builds power transmission line; Business Activity Index drops in February; Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Presidents to accept joint statement

Moody's downgrades Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan to B2 from Ba3, stable outlook; ATF Bank issues $102 million domestic debt; Kazakhstan mulls tax breaks for Kazakhmys project; JSC Alliance Wins U.S. Bankruptcy Court Protection; Terex keen to participate in infrastructure projects in Kazakhstan; Kazakhstan to keep the status of the world leader of flour exports; President's decree confirms standards of rendering of state services by National Bank; Kazakhstan should strive for reaching level of developed countries

Lukoil extracts 6bn cubic meters of gas at Khauzak field; Almalyk MSE to reconstruct mine Kalmakyr for around $100 million; Lucrative oil field exploration set for southern Uzbekistan; Uzbekistan to sell 10bn cu. m. of gas to China annually; Retail trade turnover grows in all regions of Uzbekistan; BANKEXPO 2010 to be held in Tashkent in early April

Kazakhstan to audit Karachaganak venture; Max Petroleum pays bond interest in cash; Samruk-Kazyna to support Astana Finance; Aktau gains 2% in freight volumes in January-February, at 2.2 m tons; Agriculture Minister informed President of results of activity of department for 2009; Economy Ministry to bring two bills in Parliament; President's decree confirms standards of rendering of state services by National Bank

Maxam-Chirchiq to modernize its capacities; Savdogar Bank’s assets grow by 31.5% in 2009; Dori-Darmon introduces M-APTEKA Plus software; Gazprom to complete exploration works at Ustyurt in 2010; Nominal money income of Uzbek population increases by 36.5%; 566,300 persons were placed in jobs in Uzbekistan in 2009

Kazakhmys Earnings Beat Estimates; Dividend Resumed; BG, Eni gas venture confirms Kazakhstan audit; Kazakhstan to increase oil transit by railway through Georgia; First 200 gas buses to be launched in Almaty in 2010; Kazakh Economy May Grow 1.5% in 2010, Government Says; Presidents of Kazakhstan and Israel discussed cooperation issues

Asia Trans Gas JV builds second line of Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline; Uzbekistan Temir Yollari plans to attract ADB loan; Assets of People’s Bank increase 1.7 times in 2009; Uzbekneftegaz to modernize two compressor stations in 2010-2013; Some 130 contracts worth over 3.2bn soums signed at Innovations Fair; Govn’t approves regulation on Pension Fund

Tethys Petroleum Limited offers 30 m common shares KYG876361091 worth USD46.5 m ; Tsesnabank to support woman-run businesses ; Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan and Russia to discuss development prospects in space, transport branches; Kazakhstan, Japan signed agreement on uranium deliveries in exchange for nuclear technologies; Foreign reserves up 3.3% MoM to US$52.7bn in February

Ukrainian firm to supply equipment to Mubarek Gas Processing Plant; Samarkand bank starts providing Mobile-banking service; Uzbekugol to modernize coal fields in Surkhandarya region; Spring exhibition season begins in Uzbekistan; Insurance premiums grow by 62.2% in 2009 to 142.7 billion soums