Korean company mulls buying Rakhat confectionery plant Korean company mulls buying Rakhat confectionery plant Korean company Lotte Confectionery mulls buying Kazakhstan’s biggest confectionery plant Rakhat located in Almaty.
24 June 2013 12:35
EU finance minister talks break down on bank closure regime EU finance minister talks break down on bank closure regime European Union finance ministers failed early Saturday to reach an agreement on how to close down failing banks before they can do too much damage to the wider economy.
24 June 2013 10:02
US cuts prison term of disgraced Enron CEO Skilling US cuts prison term of disgraced Enron CEO Skilling A US judge cut 10 years off the prison sentence of disgraced former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling on Friday after he spent years fighting his original 24-year jail term for fraud.
23 June 2013 13:11
Hershey pays $4 mn fine for chocolate price-fixing Hershey pays $4 mn fine for chocolate price-fixing US candy maker Hershey on Friday pleaded guilty to participating in a chocolate price-fixing scheme and paid a CAN$4 million (US$4.2 million) fine.
22 June 2013 13:41
Air Astana launched Astana-Bishkek flight Air Astana launched Astana-Bishkek flight Air Astana launched Astana-Bishkek regular flight.
21 June 2013 13:45
Apple, US government spar in antitrust trial finale Apple, US government spar in antitrust trial finale Apple on Thursday dismissed allegations it conspired to raise the price of e-books and said the US government's antitrust case against it would deter new entrants to concentrated markets.
21 June 2013 12:45
Halyk Bank may give up on BTA deal Halyk Bank may give up on BTA deal The deal to purchase BTA by Halyk Bank may take longer than planned; one shouldn’t rule out the possibility of Halyk Bank giving up on the idea of purchasing BTA in case Kazakhstan Government doesn’t offer concessions in terms of price.
21 June 2013 11:42
Kazakhstan 7th in world by vodka consumption Kazakhstan 7th in world by vodka consumption Kazakhstan is in top 10 alcohol consumers after Russia, the U.S., Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan and Belarus.
20 June 2013 13:09
US confidence in newspapers hits new low: poll US confidence in newspapers hits new low: poll Confidence in newspapers has taken another hit among Americans, dropping to 23 percent.
20 June 2013 10:01
Deloitte fined $10 mn in US laundering case Deloitte fined $10 mn in US laundering case Big accountancy Deloitte was fined $10 million by New York state on Tuesday for its actions in advising Standard Chartered Bank over money laundering.
19 June 2013 18:21
Moody's confirms Astana's positive rating with Stable outlook Moody's confirms Astana's positive rating with Stable outlook International rating agency Moody’s has confirmed Astana’s investment rating at the level of Baa3 with Stable outlook.
19 June 2013 17:54
Air Astana awarded at Le Bourget Icon Air Astana awarded at Le Bourget Air Astana has once again been named the best airline in Central Asia and India.
19 June 2013 17:04
Kazakhstan presents aircraft at Le Bourget Icon Kazakhstan presents aircraft at Le Bourget Kazakhstan is taking part at Le Bourget Air Show for the first time.
19 June 2013 14:53
Google asks US court to allow data query release Google asks US court to allow data query release Google said Tuesday it asked a special US court handling national security investigations for permission to publish the number of government requests for data to the Internet giant.
19 June 2013 14:18
Reasons for postponement of the People’s IPO Program Reasons for postponement of the People’s IPO Program According to President Nazarbayev, the IPO for the general public will enable citizens to purchase shares of the largest Kazakh companies, giving them a new tool for investments and savings.
19 June 2013 08:32
Over third Kazakhstan terminals stop accepting payments to Beeline Over third Kazakhstan terminals stop accepting payments to Beeline Around 36 percent of payment terminals in Kazakhstan have stopped accepting payments for communication services provided by Beeline.
18 June 2013 18:53
Kazakhstan’s Government and ADB to carry out joint research Kazakhstan’s Government and ADB to carry out joint research The research will be financed by the country’s Government and the Bank on parity basis from 2013 to 2015.
18 June 2013 16:17
Halyk Bank top manager on purchase of BTA Halyk Bank top manager on purchase of BTA Purchase of BTA by Halyk Bank and sales of Halyk Bank’s pension fund [to the Government] should be separate deals: Halyk Bank Chairman of the Board Alexander Pavlov.
18 June 2013 14:48
Mysterious Steve Jobs emails hang over Apple trial Mysterious Steve Jobs emails hang over Apple trial The late Steve Jobs took center stage Monday in the latest twist in the Apple antitrust trial on ebooks.
18 June 2013 13:50

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