Consultations were held between the Technical Regulation and Metrology Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan. The press service of the Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan reported.
The issue concerned further joint measures to strengthen requirements and control in the field of conformity assessment of products to mandatory requirements. Consultations were organised on the results of joint visits of specialists to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
As a result, the parties agreed to jointly implement the following measures aimed at preventing the issuance of grey certificates:
· Take further measures to integrate their information systems in the field of technical regulation;
· Take immediate measures to remove from the national parts of the unified register those certification bodies that have committed violations in conducting conformity assessment procedures;
· Implement the operative interaction regulation on exchange of information on revealed violations;
· Fully digitize conformity assessment processes (certification and declaration) from application submission to document issuance;
· Develop and use timelines and deadlines for product testing;
· Strengthen measures on photographic recording of tests and prompt exchange of the results of such recording upon request;
· Improve and strengthen requirements, responsibility of certification experts (expert-auditors), conformity assessment bodies, laboratories and powers of control and supervision bodies and other.
"Taking into account the consultations and exchange of relevant letters, the parties agreed to implement a set of measures taken without imposing restrictions and bans on the circulation of products accompanied by documents on conformity assessment of a single form issued by the conformity assessment bodies of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan," the Ministry of Economy said.
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan considered and approved the order on modernising the structure of secondary general education, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
The decision was made to improve the functional literacy and competencies of students through the introduction of educational trends adopted in the global...
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan considered and approved the order on modernising the structure of secondary general education, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
The decision was made to improve the functional literacy and competencies of students through the introduction of educational trends adopted in the global...
A regular meeting of the co-chairs of the government delegations of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the delimitation and demarcation of the state border, Kamchybek Tashiev and Saimumin Yatimov, took place in Buston, Sughd region, NIAT Khovar reported, citing the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan.
It is noted that significant...
A regular meeting of the co-chairs of the government delegations of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the delimitation and demarcation of the state border, Kamchybek Tashiev and Saimumin Yatimov, took place in Buston, Sughd region, NIAT Khovar reported, citing the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan.
It is noted that significant...
The Guarantee Fund and the Green Climate Fund will cooperate on green economy projects. The head of the Global Fund, Malik-Aidar Abakirov, met with representatives of the Green Climate Fund.
During the conversation, the parties discussed the prospects for interaction within the green economy, and also exchanged information about the activities...
The Guarantee Fund and the Green Climate Fund will cooperate on green economy projects. The head of the Global Fund, Malik-Aidar Abakirov, met with representatives of the Green Climate Fund.
During the conversation, the parties discussed the prospects for interaction within the green economy, and also exchanged information about the activities...
Microfinance company ABN announced recent bond yield payments. Of the 30 bondholders eligible to receive proceeds, 27 successfully received their payments. This was reported on the KSE website.
The total amount of accrued income amounted to 1 million 187 thousand 500 som. Of these, 1 million 146 thousand 650 som were...
Microfinance company ABN announced recent bond yield payments. Of the 30 bondholders eligible to receive proceeds, 27 successfully received their payments. This was reported on the KSE website.
The total amount of accrued income amounted to 1 million 187 thousand 500 som. Of these, 1 million 146 thousand 650 som were...
The dollar was firm on Friday and set to snap a three-week losing streak as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data stoked worries about when and by how much the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates this year.
Data on Thursday showed the U.S. producer price index for final demand rose 0.6%...
The dollar was firm on Friday and set to snap a three-week losing streak as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data stoked worries about when and by how much the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates this year.
Data on Thursday showed the U.S. producer price index for final demand rose 0.6%...
Gold prices firmed on Friday, but were on track for their first weekly drop in four over concerns that the Federal Reserve might defer interest rate cuts beyond June after data showed a higher-than-expected rise in inflation.
Spot gold rose 0.1% to $2,162.10 per ounce, as of 1206 GMT. U.S. gold...
Gold prices firmed on Friday, but were on track for their first weekly drop in four over concerns that the Federal Reserve might defer interest rate cuts beyond June after data showed a higher-than-expected rise in inflation.
Spot gold rose 0.1% to $2,162.10 per ounce, as of 1206 GMT. U.S. gold...
Iron ore futures prices tumbled further on Friday to a more than six-month low, on track for a weekly drop of more than 10%, amid sluggish spot buying appetite and bleak demand prospects in top consumer China.
The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended daytime...
Iron ore futures prices tumbled further on Friday to a more than six-month low, on track for a weekly drop of more than 10%, amid sluggish spot buying appetite and bleak demand prospects in top consumer China.
The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended daytime...
Fund buying propelled copper prices to new highs on Friday, but some investors and analysts were cautious about possible output cuts in China and whether the rally would be sustained.
Shanghai copper prices hit a record high and prices in London touched an 11-month peak after Chinese smelters agreed to trim...
Fund buying propelled copper prices to new highs on Friday, but some investors and analysts were cautious about possible output cuts in China and whether the rally would be sustained.
Shanghai copper prices hit a record high and prices in London touched an 11-month peak after Chinese smelters agreed to trim...
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Zhaparov appointed new Deputy Ministers of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
Asel Kenenbaeva was appointed Deputy Minister for Digital Development. Since 2023, she has held the position of Deputy Director for Technical Issues at...
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Zhaparov appointed new Deputy Ministers of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
Asel Kenenbaeva was appointed Deputy Minister for Digital Development. Since 2023, she has held the position of Deputy Director for Technical Issues at...
Chicago wheat futures edged higher on Friday, with the market still on track for a third weekly decline on pressure from Chinese buyers cancelling shipments amid plentiful global supplies.
Corn and soybeans slid.
The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was unmoved at $5.35-1/2 a bushel as of...
Chicago wheat futures edged higher on Friday, with the market still on track for a third weekly decline on pressure from Chinese buyers cancelling shipments amid plentiful global supplies.
Corn and soybeans slid.
The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was unmoved at $5.35-1/2 a bushel as of...
The construction of a yurt-like football stadium will begin in Bishkek soon. Head of the presidential administration, Kanybek Tumanbaev, published a preliminary design of the future football stadium.
According to him, President Sadyr Zhaparov ordered the construction of a stadium with 45 thousand seats. The preliminary design was developed jointly with...
The construction of a yurt-like football stadium will begin in Bishkek soon. Head of the presidential administration, Kanybek Tumanbaev, published a preliminary design of the future football stadium.
According to him, President Sadyr Zhaparov ordered the construction of a stadium with 45 thousand seats. The preliminary design was developed jointly with...
The cost of gasoline at the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange exceeded 60,000 rouble per tonne of AI 95, which happened for the first time since September 2023, Russian media report.
RBK drew attention to the rise in prices. The source of the media outlet notes the potential seriousness of the...
The cost of gasoline at the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange exceeded 60,000 rouble per tonne of AI 95, which happened for the first time since September 2023, Russian media report.
RBK drew attention to the rise in prices. The source of the media outlet notes the potential seriousness of the...
Oil prices dipped on Friday, a day after topping $85 a barrel for the first time since November, but prices were expected to finish more than 3% higher for the week on rising demand from U.S. refiners completing planned overhauls.
Brent crude oil futures slid 9 cents or 0.11% to $85.33...
Oil prices dipped on Friday, a day after topping $85 a barrel for the first time since November, but prices were expected to finish more than 3% higher for the week on rising demand from U.S. refiners completing planned overhauls.
Brent crude oil futures slid 9 cents or 0.11% to $85.33...
European gas prices are expected to fall as low as $6.70 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in summer, down 15% from current levels, with inventories starting the season 55% full due to mild weather, Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday.
European gas prices have been steadily declining for the second winter...
European gas prices are expected to fall as low as $6.70 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in summer, down 15% from current levels, with inventories starting the season 55% full due to mild weather, Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday.
European gas prices have been steadily declining for the second winter...
Rules for provision of mobile radiotelephone communication services will come into force from March 26 in Kyrgyzstan. This is stipulated by the Cabinet of Ministers’ resolution dated September 25, 2023.
The changes concern the simplification of the procedure for personalisation of mobile communication users. They will be able to do it...
Rules for provision of mobile radiotelephone communication services will come into force from March 26 in Kyrgyzstan. This is stipulated by the Cabinet of Ministers’ resolution dated September 25, 2023.
The changes concern the simplification of the procedure for personalisation of mobile communication users. They will be able to do it...
The special administrator of the airline Air Kyrgyzstan announced a meeting for creditors. This event is scheduled for March 26, 2024. This was reported on the KSE website.
The main agenda item will be the administrator's report on the company's activities in the first quarter of 2024. Other important issues will...
The special administrator of the airline Air Kyrgyzstan announced a meeting for creditors. This event is scheduled for March 26, 2024. This was reported on the KSE website.
The main agenda item will be the administrator's report on the company's activities in the first quarter of 2024. Other important issues will...
Kyrgyzstan will host the International Forum on Investments in Health Care in Central Asia on June 26-27. Its organisation and holding was discussed by Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Alymkadyr Beishenaliev during a meeting with Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Hans Kluge within the 7th meeting of...
Kyrgyzstan will host the International Forum on Investments in Health Care in Central Asia on June 26-27. Its organisation and holding was discussed by Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Alymkadyr Beishenaliev during a meeting with Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Hans Kluge within the 7th meeting of...
The Russian market could not finish Friday trading with a single dynamic: the Moscow Exchange index rose by 0.35% to 3,300.07 points, the RTS index fell by 1.2% to 1,119.66 points. The rouble index remained almost unchanged. Market participants are likely to remain cautious as they await the announcement of...
The Russian market could not finish Friday trading with a single dynamic: the Moscow Exchange index rose by 0.35% to 3,300.07 points, the RTS index fell by 1.2% to 1,119.66 points. The rouble index remained almost unchanged. Market participants are likely to remain cautious as they await the announcement of...
The 2024 dividend season should be a record for the Russian market in many years, and our analysis confirmed that now and until the end of March is the best time to buy dividend stories in Russia. • Investors who participated in our survey are expecting a dividend yield of 11% for 12 months. · This is at the level of estimates, but much higher than the previous 4-8% yield. · The survey showed that 70% of payments (after taxes) will return to the market. • Dividends are a key growth factor for most investors. • The best entry point into dividends is 10 weeks before the dividend cut-off. · At this time, dividend stories beat the market by 5.5%. · There is no point in holding shares after the cut-off the fall is equal to dividends. • Closing the dividend gap is an urban legend, it does not close. • TOP-5 dividend securities: MTS, Sber-ao, Severstal, Inter RAO and Lukoil. Ahead of dividend season, we asked investors about their expectations and plans for the dividend season. Our survey confirmed that the dividend theme still dominates people's minds. In the next 12 months, respondents expect an average dividend yield of 11%. This is a record level: usually the average yield is 4-8% (our estimate is 10.6%). It is also positive that the majority of respondents plan to reinvest received dividends back into shares: 70% of payments after income tax (81% before tax) will return to the market. We do not rule out that such an influx could support a wave of IPOs. However, according to our calculations, they absorb no more than 0.5-0.8% of the broad free float market of Moscow Exchange shares. More conservative instruments (OFZs, deposits, real estate) are also in demand. 44% of investors will invest dividends remaining after reinvesting in the stock market into these conservative assets. The market forecast for index growth for the next 12 months coincided with ours. We expect a 4,000 index with dividends before the end of the year, which implies a return of 21% and 26% for the next 12 months. There are not many pessimists among the survey participants: only 5% of investors expect the market to fall. Finally, there were 7% of over-optimists who believe in returns above 40%. The vast majority of respondents see the attractiveness of the market in high dividends (72% of respondents), earnings growth (47%) and low company valuations (40%). The geopolitical factor dominates among the risks for investors this is the opinion of 89% of respondents. Also, 50% of respondents pay attention to the monetary policy of the Central Bank. This is especially true after a series of key rate increases in 2023. The current monetary policy of the Central Bank remains quite hawkish, which, in our opinion, temporarily cools interest in the stock market as a whole. We believe that the key rate will begin to decline in 2H24, giving impetus to the growth of the stock market. We analysed the profitability of dividend stories since 2016 and again became convinced that closing a dividend gap after closing the register is a myth. In most cases, dividend stories rise above the market two to three months before the cut-off. We calculated that the maximum yield on such securities can be obtained if you buy them 10 weeks before the expected cut-off and sell the day before the cut-off. We selected five dividend stories with an expected cut-off in May-June and a high probability of dividend payment with a yield of 5%. These are MTS, Sber-ao, Severstal, Inter RAO and Lukoil. Reported by Finam (Russia). |
The 2024 dividend season should be a record for the Russian market in many years, and our analysis confirmed that now and until the end of March is the best time to buy dividend stories in Russia. • Investors who participated in our survey are expecting a dividend yield of 11% for 12 months. · This is at the level of estimates, but much higher than the previous 4-8% yield. · The survey showed that 70% of payments (after taxes) will return to the market. • Dividends are a key growth factor for most investors. • The best entry point into dividends is 10 weeks before the dividend cut-off. · At this time, dividend stories beat the market by 5.5%. · There is no point in holding shares after the cut-off the fall is equal to dividends. • Closing the dividend gap is an urban legend, it does not close. • TOP-5 dividend securities: MTS, Sber-ao, Severstal, Inter RAO and Lukoil. Ahead of dividend season, we asked investors about their expectations and plans for the dividend season. Our survey confirmed that the dividend theme still dominates people's minds. In the next 12 months, respondents expect an average dividend yield of 11%. This is a record level: usually the average yield is 4-8% (our estimate is 10.6%). It is also positive that the majority of respondents plan to reinvest received dividends back into shares: 70% of payments after income tax (81% before tax) will return to the market. We do not rule out that such an influx could support a wave of IPOs. However, according to our calculations, they absorb no more than 0.5-0.8% of the broad free float market of Moscow Exchange shares. More conservative instruments (OFZs, deposits, real estate) are also in demand. 44% of investors will invest dividends remaining after reinvesting in the stock market into these conservative assets. The market forecast for index growth for the next 12 months coincided with ours. We expect a 4,000 index with dividends before the end of the year, which implies a return of 21% and 26% for the next 12 months. There are not many pessimists among the survey participants: only 5% of investors expect the market to fall. Finally, there were 7% of over-optimists who believe in returns above 40%. The vast majority of respondents see the attractiveness of the market in high dividends (72% of respondents), earnings growth (47%) and low company valuations (40%). The geopolitical factor dominates among the risks for investors this is the opinion of 89% of respondents. Also, 50% of respondents pay attention to the monetary policy of the Central Bank. This is especially true after a series of key rate increases in 2023. The current monetary policy of the Central Bank remains quite hawkish, which, in our opinion, temporarily cools interest in the stock market as a whole. We believe that the key rate will begin to decline in 2H24, giving impetus to the growth of the stock market. We analysed the profitability of dividend stories since 2016 and again became convinced that closing a dividend gap after closing the register is a myth. In most cases, dividend stories rise above the market two to three months before the cut-off. We calculated that the maximum yield on such securities can be obtained if you buy them 10 weeks before the expected cut-off and sell the day before the cut-off. We selected five dividend stories with an expected cut-off in May-June and a high probability of dividend payment with a yield of 5%. These are MTS, Sber-ao, Severstal, Inter RAO and Lukoil. Reported by Finam (Russia). |
The Russian economy continued to grow in the first quarter of 2024, although at a slower pace compared to the previous quarter, Central Bank officials note. A clear drag on Russian GDP was the reduction in net exports. A slowdown in lending and a deeper immersion of the population in...
The Russian economy continued to grow in the first quarter of 2024, although at a slower pace compared to the previous quarter, Central Bank officials note. A clear drag on Russian GDP was the reduction in net exports. A slowdown in lending and a deeper immersion of the population in...
According to independent consulting firm Brand Finance, the total value of the 100 most valuable brands in 2024 was almost $5.2 trillion. Brands play an important role in driving shareholder value, and Brand Finance has calculated their value.
This data should not be confused with market capitalisation: for example, the most...
According to independent consulting firm Brand Finance, the total value of the 100 most valuable brands in 2024 was almost $5.2 trillion. Brands play an important role in driving shareholder value, and Brand Finance has calculated their value.
This data should not be confused with market capitalisation: for example, the most...