Ten listing companies to be monitored at procurement by Kazakhstan authorities

/KASE, May 6, 09/ - Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) informs that in accordance with decree No. 733 of the Kazakhstan President "On Matters of Kazakhstan Content at Procurement of Goods, Works and Services Acquired by Organizations and State Agencies" dated January 27, 2009 the Kazakhstan Government made resolution No. 366 "On Approval of List of Organizations, Procurement of Goods, Works and Services of Which are Subject to Monitoring of Kazakhstan Content" dated March 20, 2009. According to the resolution the list included 10 organizations listed on KASE: 1) Joint venture ERKA (Taldykorgan); 2) Ust-Kamenogrosk reinforcement plant (Ust-Kamenogorsk); 3) Ust-Kamenogorsk titanium and magnesium combine (Ust-Kamenogorsk); 4) Condensate (Eastern Kazakhstan, Aksay); 5) Bayan Sulu (Kostanay); 6) Pavlodar oil and chemistry plant (Pavlodar); 7) PAVLODARENERGO (Pavlodar); 8) Chimpharm (Shymkent); 9) ECOTON+ (Astana); 10) RG Brands Kazakstan (Almaty), subsidiary of RG Brands. The resolution is released in newspaper "Kazakhstanskaya pravda" on April 4, 2009 and effective after ten calendar days from its first release. [2009-05-06]