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SAIT closes its business and training centre in Almaty, Kzakhstan

Closing Kazakhstan

Dwindling profits spurs SAIT pull out

By Trevor Howell, News Editor

Last week SAIT announced the closure of its business office in Kazakhstan after 11 years in operation in the former Soviet republic.

The closure, which took effect March 31, was attributed to “purely financial” reasons, says Peter Bortolin, SAIT’s director of international business development.

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