Archivi del mese: luglio 2012

Sorrento, l’estate è tempo di classica con la Astana State Philarmonic Orchestra

Compie quest’anno un lustro di vita «Sorrento Classica», rassegna musicale di Sorrento, dal 20 luglio al 7 agosto nello splendido scenario del Chiostro di San Francesco, sotto la direzione artistica del maestro Paolo Scibilia. Nove concerti per la manifestazione organizzata dal Comune di Sorrento e dalla Società dei Concerti di Sorrento e A.Gi.Mus. – Napoli, nell’ambito dei quali non mancherà un omaggio a Claude Debussy nel 150° anniversario della nascita.

Sorrento Classica si inaugura il 20 luglio con la Sorrento Classica Festival Simphony Orchestra, diretta dall’americano Eric Kramer. Conduce Giuliana Gargiulo. Si prosegue il 23 luglio,con il recital del baritono Sigurdur Bragason, uno dei più importanti interpreti islandesi di lieder tedeschi, protagonista quest’anno del “Norvegian Grieg Festival”. Il 27 luglio, toccherà alla Astana State Philarmonic Orchestra (anteprima per il Sud Italia e sotto l’Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica del Kazakhstan). Solisti: Aida Ayupova – violino; Ruslan Baimurzin – dombra; Tashimova Botagoz – kobus (strumenti tradizionali del Kazakhstan); Abzal Mukhitdinov – direttore. Musiche tra Oriente e Occidente (Europa e Kazakhstan).

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Incendiato consolato generale della Siria in Kazakhstan

(ANSA) – ALMATY

Un grave incendio, innescato da bombe molotov, e’ scoppiato nel consolato siriano di Almaty, in Kazakhstan. Lo hanno riferito membri della stessa rappresentanza diplomatica alla Tv Ktk. ”Il secondo e terzo piano dell’unica missione diplomatica siriana in Kazakhstan sono andati distrutti”, ha detto la fonte spiegando che le fiamme si sono sviluppate probabilmente in seguito al lancio di ”bottiglie molotov contro l’edificio”. L’episodio sarebbe legato alla difficile situazione in Siria.

Batumi discusses operation of seaport and oil terminal

Georgia, Tbilisi, July 17 / Trend, N.Kirtskhalia /

Charge d’Affaires of Kazakhstan to Georgia Adil Tursunov and Batumi Mayor Robert Chkhaidze discussed operation of the Batumi port and oil terminal at a meeting in the capital of Adjara, Batumi Major’s Office told Trend on Tuesday.

Kazakh company KazTransOil operates these economic facilities in Batumi.

The sides paid much attention to attraction of Kazakh tourists to Adjara and possibility of establishing sister-city relationship between Almaty and Batumi. Tursunov and Chkhaidze also considered the possibility of holding a joint business forum with participation of Kazakh and Georgian businessmen in Batumi.

Fitch assigns Kazakhstan Mortgage Company long-term foreign currency rating of ‘BB’

Fitch Ratings has assigned Kazakhstan Mortgage Company (KMC) a long-term foreign currency rating of ‘BB’ and Long-term local currency rating of ‘BB+’, and a Short-term foreign currency rating of ‘B’, the agency reported on Monday.

The Outlooks for the Long-term ratings are Positive. The rating action also affected the outstanding bonds of the company.

According to the agency, KMC’s ratings reflect the company’s ownership by the government, its strategic importance in the area of social housing and hence potential government support. The Positive Outlooks reflect the sovereign rating and expected capital injection from the state.

The agency says KMC has a relatively long-term debt maturity profile spread out until 2027 with domestic bond repayment concentrated in 2012 to 2018. Continua a leggere

Spanish Talgo signs $1.2 billion contract in Kazakhstan

Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles Talgo has signed a 15-year contract on maintenance of passenger carriages in Kazakhstan. The contract is worth 989 million euros ($1.2 billion), CincoDias reported.

According to the contract, Talgo will carry out services on passenger carriages maintenance in Zhagiparov PP- a subsidiary of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakh Railways). The company will be responsible for operation of 1,044 passenger carriages.

Talgo company has been working in Kazakhstan for a time. Earlier the company signed an agreement with Kazakh government to renew Kazakh railway’s carriage fleet.

Moreover, in June 2010, Talgo and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy signed an agreement to create a joint venture Tulpar Talgo and build a passenger carriage plant with capacity of 150 carriages per year in Kazakh city of Astana. The plant started manufacture in December 2011.

Gross grain harvest in Kazakhstan expected to reach 14 million tons

Kazakhstan, Astana, July 17 /Trend D.Mukhtarov/

The gross grain harvest in Kazakhstan is forecast at 14 million tons at an average yield of 8.7 tons per hectare (kg / ha) due to dry weather, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan said on Tuesday.

In the northern regional areas of Akmola, Kostanai, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan, the gross grain harvest is forecast at 11.4 million tons at an average yield of 8.7 tons / hectares. In the western, central and eastern regions (Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, Karaganda, East Kazakhstan) – 1.4 million tons with an average yield at 6.3 t / ha and the southern region – 1.2 million tons at a productivity level of 13.2 t / ha.

According to the report, the current areas of agricultural enterprises of the western and southern regions have begun to harvest. Continua a leggere

Kazakhstan slightly decreases oil and gas condensate production in first half of 2012

Kazakhstan decreased oil and gas condensate production by 1.4 percent in January-June 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported with the reference to Kazakh Statistics Agency.

Kazakhstan produced 39.667 million tons of oil during the reporting period, including 6.334 million tons of gas condensate.
Natural gas production increased by 2.7 percent up to 20.469 billion cubic meters in January-June 2012, including 10.332 billion cubic meters of natural gas in gaseous state and 10.052 billion cubic meters of associated gas.
Moreover, Kazakhstan increased coal production by 0.4 percent up to 55.731 million tons in the first half of 2012.

Electricity production in the country hit 45.621 billion kWh in January-June 2012 (4.8 percent increase compared to the same period of 2011). Heat production amounted to 54.405 million Gcal (3.4 increase).

Roscosmos intends negotiating with Kazakhstan on areas for falling debris from rocket separation

Roscosmos intends signing an agreement on a new area for the fallout from rocket separation launched from Baikonur, head of department Vladimir Popovkin told reporters.

The Russian and Kazakh sides cannot agree on a new area for this purpose which is resulting in delay of a number of launches, RIA Novosti reported.

It is necessary to conclude an international treaty to be ratified by the Parliament of the Republic for allocation of a suitable area.

Kazkosmos said the parties began drafting an intergovernmental agreement in 2008, but the text hasn’t been agreed by the parties yet.

“Our task this year is the signing of the agreement with Kazakhstan,” Popovkin said. Continua a leggere

Cina: terremoto 6.6 al confine col Kazakhstan. “Scossa terribile”

 

Si temono molti morti in Cina per il terremoto di magnitudo pari a 6,6 gradi della scala Richter che ha ha fatto tremare la zona occidentale del Paese, vicino al confine con il Kazakhstan.

Lo ha rilevato l’istituto americano che monitora l’attivita geologica, Usgs. Il sisma, a cui inizialmente era stata attribuita una magnitudo di 6,5 gradi, ha avuto come epicentro una zona 160km a sud-ovest della citta di Shihezi, nella provincia dello Xinjiang. L’Usgs ha aggiunto che il sisma, che ha fatto fermare i rilevatori alle 05:07 ora locale (le 23:07 in Italia), e’ stato molto superficiale, a soli 9,8km sotto la superficie terrestre.

Da notare che un terremoto di 6,3 gradi e’ in grado di causare danni severi alle strutture. Non e’ possibile ancora sapere se e quante sono le vittime e i feriti ne’ il bilancio dei danni.