Boeing asks US authorities to allow 787 test flights Boeing asks US authorities to allow 787 test flights Boeing asked US aviation authorities Monday to let them carry out 787 Dreamliner test flights after the planes were grounded worldwide following a fire risk linked to the plane's lithium batteries.
05 February 2013 17:43
S&P faces US govt suit over mortgage bond ratings S&P faces US govt suit over mortgage bond ratings The US government plans to sue Standard & Poor's over its rating of mortgage bonds at the heart of the 2008 financial crisis.
05 February 2013 12:21
Barclays announces departure of senior bank staff Barclays announces departure of senior bank staff Barclays on Monday said that its finance director and top legal expert had decided to leave the bank, as the British lender undergoes a shake-up in the wake of the Libor rate-rigging scandal.
05 February 2013 10:02
President Nazarbayev meets LUKOIL President President Nazarbayev meets LUKOIL President The Company has been operating in Kazakhstan for 20 years and invested about $7 billion: Mr. Alekperov.
04 February 2013 19:49
British Rio Tinto to search for deposits in Kazakhstan British Rio Tinto to search for deposits in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s KazGeology and British Rio Tinto agreed on implementation of joint projects in Kazakhstan.
04 February 2013 16:29
IBM to build smart technologies center in Astana IBM to build smart technologies center in Astana Kazakhstan's Astana will become a hub for the only such center in CIS and Eastern Europe.
04 February 2013 15:11
Pfizer unit Zoetis makes strong market debut Pfizer unit Zoetis makes strong market debut Zoetis, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's animal-health division, made a dramatic debut on Wall Street Friday as the biggest initial public offering since Facebook.
02 February 2013 18:46
BlackBerry faces tough battle for business users BlackBerry faces tough battle for business users BlackBerry's new smartphone platform launched this week faces an uphill battle winning back corporate and government users who helped spawn the "crackberry" culture.
02 February 2013 13:58
Samsung chairman wins $4 bn family court case Samsung chairman wins $4 bn family court case Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-Hee won a court ruling Friday against demands from his siblings to hand over billions of dollars in shares in various Samsung Group companies.
02 February 2013 10:56
Singapore airport handles record 51 mn passengers Singapore airport handles record 51 mn passengers Singapore's Changi Airport said Thursday it had enjoyed its busiest year in 2012, handling a record 51.2 million passengers, underscoring its position as a regional aviation hub.
01 February 2013 10:03
KazMunaiGas buys N Block B.V. stake from ConocoPhillips KazMunaiGas buys N Block B.V. stake from ConocoPhillips Kazakhstan's KazMunaiGas and ConocoPhillips Petroleum Holdings B.V. have completed a deal on a stake in N Block B.V.
31 January 2013 20:55
Dutch court rules in Nigerian farmers' suit against Shell Dutch court rules in Nigerian farmers' suit against Shell A Dutch court will decide on Wednesday whether Shell should clean up oil damage that destroyed a group of Nigerian farmers' land, a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility.
31 January 2013 11:55
Philips returns to profit, sells entertainment business Philips returns to profit, sells entertainment business Electronics giant Philips on Tuesday reported 2012 net profits of 231 million euros (311 million dollars), after losses of 1.29 billion euros in 2011, and announced the sale of its entertainment business to focus further on health products.
31 January 2013 10:45
Tech entrepreneur Musk offers to help Boeing Tech entrepreneur Musk offers to help Boeing Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, founder of the electric carmaker Tesla and aeronautics firm SpaceX, has offered to help Boeing fix apparent problems with the batteries in its grounded 787 Dreamliner.
30 January 2013 18:45
Yahoo! shares bounce as profit tops expectations Yahoo! shares bounce as profit tops expectations Yahoo! shares bounced in after-hours trading Monday as the struggling Internet pioneer topped Wall Street expectations despite a slip in quarterly profit.
30 January 2013 10:03
Kazakhstan and Russia agreed on joint use of freight wagons Kazakhstan and Russia agreed on joint use of freight wagons KazTemirTrans and Federal Freight Company signed a memorandum of cooperation in joint use of freight rolling stock.
28 January 2013 19:56
Striking drillers of Mangistau oblast promised 13th salary Striking drillers of Mangistau oblast promised 13th salary Striking workers of Si Bu Engineering Drilling Company went back to work after a successful meeting with their oblast's Governor.
28 January 2013 18:16
Russia’s Sberbank President German Gref is concerned over Kazakhstan’s moves to restrict operations of foreign banks Russia’s Sberbank President German Gref is concerned over Kazakhstan’s moves to restrict operations of foreign banks Due to a Samruk-Kazyna’s decision the bank’s Kazakhstan subsiary may lose $800 million deposited by legal entities.
28 January 2013 11:27
1000 laid off Kazakhstan workmen to be hired to modernize Atyray oil refinery 1000 laid off Kazakhstan workmen to be hired to modernize Atyray oil refinery According to Atyray Region Vice Governor, over 7 000 people were laid off following completion of the construction works at Bolashak oil refinery in Karabatan in 2012.
28 January 2013 10:42

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