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US fines Total $398 mn over bribes in Iran French oil giant Total agreed Wednesday to pay US authorities $398.2 million to settle charges that it bribed officials in Iran to secure oil and gas concessions.

30 May 2013

Mynbayev asked to increase Chinese content in oil company Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev was asked to increase the allowed number of foreigners in Kazakhstan’s oil projects.

30 May 2013

Kazakhstan oil refineries may be suspended Kazakhstan oil refineries may be suspended because of a deficit of oil storage tanks.

30 May 2013

Citigroup settles US suit over mortgage securities Citigroup has settled a lawsuit by the US Federal Housing Finance Agency over the sale of home mortgage-backed securities to government-backed lenders.

30 May 2013

Kazakhstan to spend additional $1.3 billion on countering religious extremism These are the additional funds. The actual spending on this program exceeds the above amounts: Kazakhstan official.

30 May 2013

Astana interested in foreign investments Astana is a city with very attractive opportunities: Astana Mayor Imangali Tasmagambetov.

30 May 2013

Halyk Bank on purchasing BTA Halyk Bank has entered negotiations over the offer to purchase BTA. The due diligence is under way.

30 May 2013

Wal-Mart fined $110 mn over hazardous waste Wal-Mart was hit with $110 million in US federal and state fines Tuesday after pleading guilty to criminal charges of mishandling hazardous waste and pesticides at its retail stores.

29 May 2013

Kazakhstan has lowest gas prices in Europe Average gas price in Kazakhstan is 2.1 rubles ($0.07) per cubic meter while it makes 59.9 rubles ($1.924) per cubic meter in Sweden.

28 May 2013

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22 January 2014, 16:02

Mount Tongariro volcano erupts in New Zealand

22 November 2012, 12:53

France to take in Afghans in danger for working with troops

29 December 2012, 11:11

Massimov met with representatives of universities-partners of Nazarbayev University

22 June 2011, 14:15

Plane explodes on beach in Brazil

yesterday, 14:32

'2 Guns' blasts to top of North American box office

05 August 2013, 15:52

Kazakhstan and Russia join efforts to counter locusts

24 June 2013, 18:37

Tokayev received famous businessman and AI expert Lee Kai-Fu

yesterday, 15:33

Oil spill containment is underway at Atyrau Refinery

yesterday, 18:02

Tokayev met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister in Astana

yesterday, 20:31

Kazakhstan government instructed to narrow gap between rich and poor

15 April 2013, 21:15

Fires in Los Angeles: death toll rises

yesterday, 12:06

Plane crash in Aktau: 5 Russians remain in hospitals

yesterday, 16:01

EU recommends airlines to avoid flying over five Russian cities

yesterday, 11:11

Tokaev signed law on diplomatic service issues

yesterday, 19:33

Cyclone alert: Blizzard and -27°C frost to hit Kazakhstan

yesterday, 17:03

Fire disaster: Which Hollywood stars lost their homes in Los Angeles

yesterday, 01:24

“Sale” of forgotten suitcases: Almaty airport made a statement

yesterday, 15:01

Telegram provided user data to Kazakhstan's law enforcement

yesterday, 20:04

First case of human metapneumovirus infection reported in Europe

yesterday, 10:25

France blacklists 17 countries for handling foreign aid France has drawn up a blacklist of 17 countries including Switzerland that do not help investigate foreign aid fraud, banning the use of their banks to help distribute development funds.

28 May 2013

Venezuela accuses CNN of seeking to foment coup Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Monday accused US-based news network CNN en Espanol of working to promote a coup d'etat as part of a wider media war against his socialist government.

28 May 2013

Brussels expected to up pressure for economic reform The European Commission is expected on Wednesday to increase the pressure on several countries, particularly France, to speed up structural reforms seen as the only reliable way to boost growth and job creation.

28 May 2013

Kazakhstan to pay $16 million to consultants for EXPO-2017 These are the funds to pay the fees to consultants for registering Kazakhstan's profile: Minister of Economy.

27 May 2013

Kerry unveils $4 bn Palestinian investment plan US Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled Sunday a plan to boost the Palestinian economy by attracting $4 billion in private investment, saying it could transform the lives of the people.

27 May 2013

Guatemala extradites ex-president to US Guatemala extradited former president Alfonso Portillo to the United States on Friday to face charges of laundering $70 million of swindled government funds through US banks.

27 May 2013

Key step cleared to Swiss-China free trade deal Switzerland and China cleared the final hurdle Friday towards a landmark free-trade agreement, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European partners.

25 May 2013

'Furlough Friday' hits US federal employees The first day of US government furloughs imposed by a budget crunch saw more than 100,000 federal workers ordered to stay home Friday.

25 May 2013

Kazakhstan to spend 2% of its GDP annually on green technology It’s unjustified carelessness to postpone searching for solutions to environment-related issues: President Nazarbayev.

24 May 2013

US trade panel rejects Motorola bid to block Xbox imports The US International Trade Commission sided with Microsoft on Thursday in a patent dispute with Google-owned Motorola Mobility that could have gotten Xbox 360 videogame consoles banned from import.

24 May 2013