KAZAKHSTAN BOOSTS DEFENSE SPENDING
Kazakhstan will increase annual defense spending by $75.5 million to
$455 million in 2005, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported on 25 November citing
Deputy Defense Minister Kozy-Korpesh Dzhanburchin. Dzhanburchin noted
that defense spending is slated to amount to 1 percent of GDP in
2005-2006, and 1.2 percent by 2007. DK