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Following the results of the tenders of the shares at the Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) on August 5, 2008 KASE index decreased by 33.33 items (1.4 %) - from 2317.30 up to 2283.97, the agency reports.

The international reserves of the country (in current prices), including money of the National fund (by preliminary data $25 956.6 million), have grown by 0.4 % and have made $46 998.7 million, the agency reports referring to the message of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan National Bank will hold five auctions of short-term notes for the sum of 250 billion KZT in August of 2008, the agency reports referring to the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for August 6:

The law came into force according to which duty-free import of consumer goods on the territory of the country by physical entities for private use has been reduced by half in Uzbekistan on July 21, 2008, the agency reports referring to CA-News agency.

Import of oil through the pipeline from the north of Iraq to Turkish port Ceyhan made 300 thousand barrels of oil last week and has completely stopped today, the agency reports referring to Neftegaz.ru.

Recession in the world market of nickel has proceeded. Average price of this metal on LME at the last tenders has decreased by 19.5 %.

Nariman Toregaliyev has been appointed new Director of Agency of Regulation of Natural Monopolies of the Western Kazakhstan oblast by the order of the Agency Regulation of Natural Monopolies, the agency reports referring to the official site of akim of Western Kazakhstan oblast.

Accounts Committee of Kazakhstan and Counting Chamber of Ukraine in September - December, 2008 will hold parallel audit, the agency reports referring to the press service of Accounts Committee of Kazakhstan.

Following the results of fixing at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on August 5, value of KazPrime indicator decreased by 5 items and made 6.75 % annual on KASE, the agency reports.

Average weighted rate of KZT on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) increased by 0.03 KZT on Tuesday against Monday and totaled KZT 120.11 per dollar.

Inflation index in Almaty for July, 2008 has made 0.7 % that is below average republican parameter by 0.2 %, the agency reports referring to the press service of akim of the city on Monday.