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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

Japan retains status as top creditor nation Japan kept its position as the world's largest creditor nation for the 22nd straight year in 2012, government data showed Tuesday, as the dollar's gains helped inflate the value of overseas assets.

28 May 2013

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

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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

Kazakhstan’s exports have slanted towards low value-added commodities: Vice Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning With the Customs Union launch, the negative balance of trade in trade ties with Russia in 2012 totaled $ 10.365 billion, 58.4% up against 2010.

24 May 2013

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on single currency within Customs Union It could take us a decade if we build on the Eurozone experience, he believes.

24 May 2013

Air Astana among world's top 20 airlines Kazakhstan national air carrier Air Astana is among the top 20 airlines in the world.

24 May 2013

Ford to halt car production in Australia in 2016 Ford announced Thursday it would cease making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, ending an era that began in 1925 with the firm's first local car.

24 May 2013