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ArcelorMittal Temirtau to start axing 2500 workers in spring 2014 ArcelorMittal Temirtau is going to start dismissing 2500 workers of its metallurgical plant in spring 2014: HR Director Andrzej Wypych.

17 February 2014

Japan's Rakuten paying $900 mn for Cypriot app-maker Rakuten, Japan's largest online shopping mall operator, said Friday it would buy Cyprus-based application maker Viber Media for $900 million, as its expands an overseas empire that includes Canadian e-reader company Kobo.

14 February 2014

10% hike: Air Astana on prices for air tickets The 20% currency devaluation will have an impact on the company’s financial performance as 70% of sales are in the national currency, with 65% of expenses being in US Dollars: Erbol Ospanov.

13 February 2014

Yahoo buys smartphone diary-app maker Wander Yahoo on Tuesday added the startup behind smartphone visual diary-app Days to its list of acquisitions as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to pump new life into the aging Internet pioneer.

12 February 2014

Court backs Apple e-book monitor, within limits A US appeals court on Monday shot down Apple's bid to derail a court-ordered monitor in its e-book price-fixing case.

11 February 2014

'Dumb' US Starbucks closed after comic reveals stunt US health officials closed down a spoof Starbucks coffee shop shortly after a TV comic revealed himself as the man behind the stunt, which drew media attention and plenty of customers.

11 February 2014

700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana out on strike Around 700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana have stopped working and gathered near Arabtec Holding headquarters this afternoon.

11 February 2014

Asia-Pacific needs nearly 13,000 new planes by 2032: Boeing The Asia-Pacific will require almost 13,000 new airplanes worth $1.9 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing said Monday, as booming wealth in the region fuels demand for air travel.

10 February 2014

US drops antitrust probe of Samsung over patents US Department of Justice officials on Friday dropped an antitrust investigation into whether Samsung abused essential mobile gadget patents in its ongoing battle with Apple.

09 February 2014

Communist Vietnam gets first taste of the Big Mac Four decades after the Vietnam war ended, US fast-food giant McDonald's opened its first restaurant in the communist country Saturday, aiming to lure a rising middle class away from rice and noodles.

08 February 2014

Apple quickly buys back $14 bn in shares: report Apple gobbled up $14 billion worth of its shares in the two weeks after earnings figures disappointed the market.

07 February 2014

Container traffic between Europe and Asia through Kazakhstan grows 61% Transit container traffic flow between Europe and Asia through Kazakhstan reached 5,630 TEU in 2013, which is 61% more than in 2012.

06 February 2014

Twitter takes hit as user growth disappoints Twitter got a reality check Wednesday as the high-flying messaging company reported modest user growth during a quarter in which it lost $511 million.

06 February 2014

KazKommertsBank and BTA to merge before the end of the year Earlier today KazKommertsBank said that the lender and entrepreneur Kenes Rakishev will buy 46.5% in BTA each from Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.

06 February 2014

Apple risks hefty fee in Germany patent trial Apple is caught up in a new patent battle in Germany, risking a 1.5-billion-euro fine at a trial over the iPhone's emergency phone-dialling feature.

06 February 2014

Sony to sell PC business to investment fund Sony is in talks to sell its personal computer business to a Japanese investment fund as part of the electronics giant's wider restructuring, reports said Wednesday.

06 February 2014

Facebook plans low-key birthday bash Facebook has grown into an Internet giant over the last decade, but it is celebrating its birthday with a low-key, belated party and an eye toward the future.

04 February 2014

Air Astana to get a new Boeign-767 in May: Company’s President Peter Foster According to Peter Foster, the Company’s fleet consists of 29 aircraft, including 10 aircraft fully owned by the Company.

03 February 2014

Glencore Xstrata 'to pull out' of Philippine mining project Swiss mining giant Glencore Xstrata is expected to pull out of a $5.9 billion gold-copper mining project in the Philippines, its Australian partner Indophil said.

01 February 2014

Zynga deals for animation firm in rebound effort Zynga announced Thursday it was buying mobile game and animation firm NaturalMotion for $527 million in a fresh reboot effort for the struggling social games pioneer.

31 January 2014

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