ROUND TABLE OF LAW DEFENDERS
ASTANA. The Round Table, devoted to 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, took place on December 9.
The participants welcomed Kazakstan for its strive to join the international agreements in the field of human rights. They also noted the necessity of further improvement of the court proceeding system, continuation of the criminal justice� reform, consolidation of activity by non-governmental law-defending organisations.
STATE PROGRAMME ON LEASING CREATED
ASTANA. The working group on elaboration and co-ordination of the programme on leasing development was created by the order of the Republic�s Prime Minister. One of its main purposes is to prepare an appropriate legislative basis. The project of the programme of leasing development in Kazakhstan in the conditions of budget deficit was represented to the participants of the round table, devoted to the problems of leasing in the Republic. When the Government is not able to give direct substantial support to domestic producers, leasing is the one of the basic instruments to promote development of small and medium business, the whole enterprise, which can revive the country�s economy. Such an opinion was spoken out by director of the economic researches institute under the Ministry of Power Resources, Industry and Trade Iskender Beisembetov.
CONGRESS OF KAZAKHSTANI GERMANS OPENED
ALMATY. More than 170 delegates from all country�s regions arrived to the 3rd Kazakhstani Germans� Congress, which began its work on December 9 in Almaty. Representatives of the German embassy to our Republic, German public organisations from Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan attend the meeting. Chairman of the Kazakhstani Germans Council Aleksandr Dederer and other delegates in their reports said, there are 72 German public associations in the country. They do very much to make the Republic enter 21 century, securing the justice and unity, opportunity of self-expression and stability, partnership and mutual enrichment of nations.
Intensification of economic co-operation between Germany and Kazakhstan, forming of favourable spiritual atmosphere during re-creation of the traditional places of compact residence of Germans are being considered at the two-day forum.
CO-OPERATION IN CONSTRUCTION OF DIPLOMATIC TOWN
ASTANA. on December 9 Vice Prime Minister Baltash Tursumbayev familiarised the delegation of the �Al-Habtur Group� (UAE) with perspective development plan of new Kazakhstan�s capital. The company intends to start financing of construction of the settlement for diplomats.
The vice Prime Minister said, the project has to spread all over the infrastructure necessary for fruitful work of the diplomatic representations� employees. There must be school, hospital, sport complex, club, cafe. B.Tursumbayev emphasized, that construction of the settlement will speed up moving of the basic diplomatic corps to the new capital.
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Sergey Matyushenko
Almaty, Dec 9
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�Euromoney specialized financial-economic magazine said Kazcommertsbank (KCB) to be the best bank in Kazakhstan in 1998�, said a KCB official at the press-conference in Almaty.
In his words, the Euromoney awards have been annually granted for several years. Various international and local banks, brokerage, investing companies, exchanges and other institutions involved in financial-investment field have been awarded as the best ones in regions and countries of the world.
�Awards are granted on the ground of analytical researches of the market of a certain country, its key players and on the ground of publications and studies of financial reports all over the country and of separate companies�, said Martin Born, the Euromoney Director.
According to Mr. Born, 11 financial institutions of Kazakhstan, Azerbaidjan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have already been awarded for business success.
�This award proves high international reputation of the prize-winner, acknowledgement of its contribution into economy, its successful activity both in the country and abroad�.
We should remind that it is not the first time that Euromoney Publications award Kazcommertsbank. In 1995 it was called the best bank in Central Asia and Transcaucausia and in 1997 � the best bank in Central Asia.