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Kazakhstan Hotels and Resorts - the largest of the former Soviet republics in territory, excluding Russia, possesses enormous fossil fuel reserves as well as plentiful supplies of other minerals and metals. It also is a large agricultural - livestock and grain - producer. Kazakhstan's industrial sector rests on the extraction and processing of these natural resources and also on a growing machine-building sector specializing in construction equipment, tractors, agricultural machinery, and some defense items. The breakup of the USSR in December 1991 and the collapse in demand for Kazakhstan's traditional heavy industry products resulted in a short-term contraction of the economy, with the steepest annual decline occurring in 1994. In 1995-97, the pace of the government program of economic reform and privatization quickened, resulting in a substantial shifting of assets into the private sector. Kazakhstan enjoyed double-digit growth in 2000-01 - and a solid 9.5% in 2002 - thanks largely to its booming energy sector, but also to economic reform, good harvests, and foreign investment. The opening of the Caspian Consortium pipeline in 2001, from western Kazakhstan's Tengiz oilfield to the Black Sea, substantially raised export capacity. The country has embarked upon an industrial policy designed to diversify the economy away from overdependence on the oil sector, by developing light industry. Additionally, the policy aims to reduce the influence of foreign investment and foreign personnel; the government has engaged in several disputes with foreign oil companies over the terms of production agreements, and tensions continue.

Premier Alatau International Hotel 105, Dostyk Av. Almaty, Kazakhstan. Hotel Rating: ReserveInquireView Rates

The Premier International Alatau Hotel was built in 1974 and reconstructed in 1997. It is located in 3 km to the city centre and near Historical Museum. Airport - 17 km. Railway station - 6 km.

ACCOMMODATION: 42 standart rooms plus 3 junior suites, 3 suites; All suite rooms and all 4-th floor rooms are equipped with air conditions; The guest room have bath room, balcony, satellite TV, mini bar, direct dial phone; Electricity 220 volts. RESTURANT:Restaurant Saltanat with Mediterranean and European cuisines lobby bar Bodrum bar with Greek and Turkish live music cinema club casino and conference hall are available for the guests. SERVICES AND FACILITIES: Breakfast (open buffet) Restaurant for 100 persons Lobby bar Banquet services Laundry service VIP service Airport service The notary Procedures on registration passports Gift shop.