The city of Osh of the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan hit 2-3 magnitude earthquake today at 06.28, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Emergency of Kyrgyzstan.
By tentative estimations, GDP growth in Kazakhstan exceeded 3 % in 2008. Karim Masimov, Kazakh Prime Minister informed about this Nursultan Nazarbaev, Kazakh President yesterday during the meeting in Almaty, the agency reports citing the president's press service.
The first shipment of 125 UAZ off-road cars manufactured by Ulyanovsk Car Plant arrived in Turkmenistan during New Year holidays. The vehicles were purchased under the contract exceeding US 10,300 million signed between Turkmenobahyzmat association and INTEGRA Company.
Inflation in Kazakhstan for the period from December, 2008 to December, 2007 was equal to 9.5 %, Kazakhstan Today reports with reference to Kazakh Statistics Agency.
A series of banknotes and coins of newly redenominated national currency were launched in Turkmenistan on 1 January 2009. It should be recalled that Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on the denomination of Manat on 14 April 2008.
Kyrgyzstan managed to haggle down the gas price to $250 per 1000 cubic meters. The news agency “24.kg†learnt from the Kyrgyzgas company, the Kyrgyz Minister of Industry, Energy and Fuel Resources Ilias Davydov confirmed the data.
Retail prices for fuel in Almaty almost twice exceed wholesale. It was informed at the session of Interregional inspection on Almaty oblast and Almaty of Agency of Kazakhstan on competition protection (Inspection).
