July 8th, 2007
Noticed yet another example of Kazakhstan – in this case, Kazatomprom – extending its influence in the world’s natural resource markets. Given its immense potential as a natural resource supplier, I’m sure Kazakhstan will continue to see a lot of strategic interest from its regional neighbors (China, Russia, etc.) as well as other forward-thinking nations in the years ahead.
Kazakhstan to buy Westinghouse stake from Toshiba
Kazakhstan is to pay 486.3 million dollars to buy a stake in US nuclear reactor firm Westinghouse from its majority owner Toshiba, news reports said Saturday.
The Japanese giant will sign an agreement this month to sell a 10-percent stake in Westinghouse to state-run uranium firm Kazatomprom for slightly more than 60 billion yen, the Nikkei newspaper said.
By forging ties with uranium-rich Kazakhstan Toshiba, which holds a 77-percent stake in Westinghouse, aims to secure stable supplies of the resource used by power plants, Jiji Press said….
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