President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev received the chairman of Vnesheconombank of Russia Vladimir Dmitriyev. He informed the head of the state on the process of development Vnesheconom bank of Russia with institute of development of Kazakhstan, agency reports with reference to press service of the president of Kazakhstan.

Participants of the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (КРО) ask to postpone date of realization of the third stage of the Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field development, said head of the ministry of energy and mineral resources of Kazakhstan Sauat Mynbayev, agency reports.

On the EITI Chairman's dinner in Doha (Qatar) on February 17, 2009, Kazakhstan received Chairman's Peter Eigen Award as a best implementing country together with Azerbaijan and Liberia.

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Plc (ENRC.L) said on Monday it acquired a 25 percent stake in Shubarkol Komir JSC, a major thermal coal producer in Kazakhstan, for $200 million in cash.

This year II-nd Astana economic forum is planned in March on the topic: "Economic safety in Eurasia in the system of global risks," said minister of economy and budget planning of Kazakhstan Bakhyt Sultanov.

Prime minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov commissioned his deputy in the shortest possible time to prepare macroeconomic forecast of the country. Such errand he gave today during selector session of the government to his deputy Erbol Orynbayev, agency reports.

National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC allocated KZT212 billion (USD1,7 billion) to BTA Bank JSC, agency reports with reference to press service of the bank.

The publishing house "Коммерсант" has build up a budget with expectations of 30% decrease from advertisement incomes in 2009 - says "Газета" (GZT.RU) with reference to the statement of publishing house commercial manager Pavel Filenkov.

American Fox Business Network (FBN) Channel brought an action against USA Ministry of Finance. As it is reported on the channel's web-site Ministry broke Freedom of Information Act with not providing journalists information about funds intended for enterprises' saving from bankruptcy.

According to AFP Marcus Brauchli, who previously was Editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, is going to take a position of The Washington Post newspaper Editor-in-chief.