Almaty, 11 September 1996 (RFE/RL) - Kazakhstan began to sell state bonds for the first time today, according to an Itar-Tass report from Almaty.
During a news conference, Kazakhstan's Finance Minister Alexander Pavlov said interest bearing bonds with various maturity dates worth 1,000-million tenge (one U.S. dollar equals 68.72 tenge) were being sold.
Earthquake Symposium Opens
The third Kazakhstan-China symposium on forecasting earthquakes is underway in Almaty. Scientists from Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are participating.
Prince Charles to Central Asia, Ukraine
Reports say Britain's Prince Charles is expected to visit Central Asia and Ukraine in early December. His itinerary is reported to include a stop in Almaty December 7�9.
'Days of Ukraine' in Kazakhstan
A week of celebrations marking "Days of Ukraine" is scheduled to open this Friday in Kazakhstan.
During a news conference, Kazakhstan's Finance Minister Alexander Pavlov said interest bearing bonds with various maturity dates worth 1,000-million tenge (one U.S. dollar equals 68.72 tenge) were being sold.
Earthquake Symposium Opens
The third Kazakhstan-China symposium on forecasting earthquakes is underway in Almaty. Scientists from Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are participating.
Prince Charles to Central Asia, Ukraine
Reports say Britain's Prince Charles is expected to visit Central Asia and Ukraine in early December. His itinerary is reported to include a stop in Almaty December 7�9.
'Days of Ukraine' in Kazakhstan
A week of celebrations marking "Days of Ukraine" is scheduled to open this Friday in Kazakhstan.