/REUTERS, Almaty, September 13, 04/ - Total volume of investments into raw materials sector of Kazakhstan reached $3,561.7 m in first half of 2004. Foreign investments totaled $2,918.8 m Statistic Agency informed.

The table below presents distribution of investments by hydrocarbon resources:

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Raw materials              $ m
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hydrocarbon resources  2,771.5
semimetals               177.5
coal                     156.3
copper                   101.5
iron, manganese          123.6
gold                      60.1
aluminum                  24.4
chromites                 33.7
uranium                   26.6
underwater                21.5
other minerals            64.3
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Regional breakdown display following distribution of investments: Atyrau region - 38.5%, Mangistau - 19.0%, West-Kazakhstan - 9.8% and Karaganda - 8.4%.

The table below presents region composition of investments into raw material sector ($ m):

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                             Investments             Investments
                   in first half of 2004   in first half of 2003
                  ----------------------  ----------------------
Regions              foreign    domestic     foreign    domestic
----------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Akmola                   6.0         9.0         6.1         8.3
Aktobe                 229.8        52.1       217.6        39.7
Almaty                   0.4        10.6        10.0         8.3
Atyrau               1,258.6       111.1       756.1        67.7
East-Kazakhstan        180.6        23.5       137.7        20.2
Djambul                  0.7        35.1         0.2        17.1
West-Kazakhstan        348.4         0.5       423.4         0.3
Karaganda              275.3        23.8       260.5        19.4
Kostanai                 4.5       137.3         1.5       104.4
Kyzyl-Orda              51.2        29.8        31.2        25.7
Mangistau              497.4       179.1       327.5       170.1
Pavlodar                63.1         4.5        53.2         0.9
North-Kazakhstan         0.0         0.8         0.0         0.1
South-Kazakhstan         2.8        25.7         2.5        17.3
----------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Total                2,918.8       642.9     2,227.4       499.5
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[2004-09-13]