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    <title>BIC Updates: Kazakhstan</title>
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    <description>The latest news on Kazakhstan from the Bank Information Center</description>
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      <title>IMF working group drafts guidelines for sovereign wealth funds</title>
      <description>On July 9-10, 2008, the International Monetarty Funds’s (IMF) Working Group on Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) held a two-day meeting in Singapore to address concerns around SWFs and consider possible guidelines.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EIB expands its operations to Central Asia</title>
      <description>Europe’s pursuit of new energy routes has helped secure Central Asia’s eligibility for funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB), leading to concerns about further extractive industry financing in the region.  </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3851.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bota Foundation established</title>
      <description>The Bota Foundation, administered by the World Bank, held its first Board of Trustees meeting in June.  </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3824.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Zoellick visits Kyzylorda region</title>
      <description>World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick praised Kazakhstan for its role in reviving the Aral Sea, on a recent visit to the region.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3825.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lukoil and Gazprom strike oil in the Caspian Sea</title>
      <description>Russian oil and gas companies Gazprom and Lukoil discovered a major oil and gas condensate deposit in the Caspian Sea. The deposit will be developed along with Kazakhstan.

 
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3806.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan signs BTC agreement into law, plans new pipelines</title>
      <description>Kazakhstan has signed into law a 2006 agreement to transport oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, while making plans to connect its oil to the BTC route through additional domestic and trans-Caspian pipelines.   </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3804.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #16</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3794.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The EBRD’s Annual Meeting in Kiev</title>
      <description>Read highlights from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Annual Meeting, held last month in Kiev, Ukraine. </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3787.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:52:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>World Bank sets up $1.2 billion facility for food aid</title>
      <description>The World Bank announced today that it has set up a financing facility in the order of $1.2 billion to assist with the global food crisis.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:16:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EBRD approves new policies</title>
      <description>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved new Environmental and Social Policy as well as a Public Information Policy, a week before the EBRD Annual Meetings.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3767.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:37:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IFC out of compliance at Karachaganak oil field </title>
      <description>In a recently released audit report, the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Office of Compliance, Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) has found that the IFC is out of compliance with safety standards for toxic emissions at the giant Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3745.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:43:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakh environmentalists win access to emissions data at Karachaganak</title>
      <description>In a victory for environmental groups, the Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Green Salvation, a environmental group, in a precedent setting lawsuit seeking access to environmental information about atmospheric emissions at the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan. 
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3728.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:55:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Struggle over succession at the EBRD</title>
      <description>A struggle over selecting the successor to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has divided donor and recipient countries in a manner that is reminiscent of the recent debates over succession at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3705.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:28:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EBRD presents draft of its revised Environmental and Social Policy</title>
      <description>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently published a draft of its newly revised Environmental and Social Policy. EBRD is soliciting public comments on the draft policy document until April 9, 2008.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3694.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Campaign to stop EBRD Bautino II project in Kazakhstan </title>
      <description>Kashagan Oil Field threatens local livelihoods, health, and endangered species.
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3669.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan fines another oil consortium</title>
      <description>The Kazakh government fined an oil consortium led by Chevron for over half a billion dollars earlier this month in a move that some view as the government's attempt to pressure international oil companies to provide it with greater oil revenues. </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3521.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:54:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #15</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3500.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:24:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #14</title>
      <description>Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan.
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3113.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:09:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan and World Bank sign memoranda of understanding</title>
      <description>Kazakhstan signs two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the World Bank that focus on improving the efficiency of public finance management and increasing extractive industry transparency.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3058.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #13, July 2006</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2896.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:03:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Public hearing marks the first step to victory for Berezovka villagers</title>
      <description>During a recent public hearing on the relocation of villagers from Berezovka, corruption and cynicism were used to describe the work of Karachaganak Petroleum Operating Consortium (KPO) and the government administration. </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2863.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:28:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan joins BTC Pipeline</title>
      <description>Kazakhstan has officially joined the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline after the Kazakh and Azeri Presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev and Ilham Aliyev signed an agreement in Almaty on June 16, 2006. </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2862.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:25:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #12, May 2006</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2806.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 11:56:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #11, February 2006</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2644.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:36:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ADB Safeguards Policy Review:  NGOs recommend thorough and participatory process</title>
      <description>Independent assessment of Safeguard Policies implementation also recommended.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2241.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:07:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ADB launches Safeguard Policies “Update”</title>
      <description>Asian Development Bank announces plans to review policies on Involuntary Resettlement, Indigenous Peoples, and Environment.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2234.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:46:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kazakhstan Country Update #8 June 2005</title>
      <description>The Kazakhstan Country Update provides information about recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to International Financial Institution (IFI) involvement in Kazakhstan. </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2177.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:07:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC releases April Update on Kazakhstan</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2101.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2005 11:50:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC releases February Update on Kazakhstan</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1941.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:12:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC releases January update on Kazakhstan</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1868.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC releases October update on Kazakhstan</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1679.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:29:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC releases overview of MDB Investment in Kazakhstan through June 2004</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1568.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC releases June update on Kazakhstan</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1525.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC Releases Update #2 on MDB Activities in Kazakhstan</title>
      <description>This update supplements the previous Update #1 on MDB Activities in Kazakhstan</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1391.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC releases update #1 on MDB activities in Kazakhstan</title>
      <description>This update supplements the original October report titled "Multilateral Development Bank Investment in Kazakhstan: Through September 2003." </description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1374.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:44:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIC releases report on MDB investment in Kazakhstan</title>
      <description>The Bank Information Center has prepared a new report titled, "Multilateral Development Bank Investment in Kazakhstan: Through September 2003," in order to help interested organizations understand the scope of MDB activity in Kazakhstan and access information about specific projects.</description>
      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.738.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:07:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>World Bank begins Country Assistance Strategy consultation in Kazakhstan</title>
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      <link>http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.742.aspx</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:15:46 GMT</pubDate>
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