Japan insurers stop China riot coverage: report Japan insurers stop China riot coverage: report Big Japanese insurers have stopped covering firms against riots in China, a report said Friday, a move seen likely to hit investment there as the countries remain stuck in a festering territorial row.
05 October 2012 15:20
Activists building ship in Gaza to defy Israel Activists building ship in Gaza to defy Israel A ship built in Gaza will sail next year carrying Palestinian exports to international customers, and to challenge Israel's blockade from the inside out.
05 October 2012 13:15
Economic minnow Laos set to join WTO club Economic minnow Laos set to join WTO club After years of preparation, communist Laos is on the verge of joining the World Trade Organisation, a milestone that the small landlocked nation owes to a slew of reforms it must now enforce.
05 October 2012 11:44
Assets of Kazakhstan Engineering reached 40 billion tenge Assets of Kazakhstan Engineering reached 40 billion tenge In 2012 the company’s assets almost doubled and reached 40 billion tenge, while its profit grew almost 4-fold and made 75 billion tenge ($500 million): chairman.
04 October 2012 18:51
Apple smartphones gaining on Samsung in US Apple smartphones gaining on Samsung in US Apple narrowed the gap with Samsung smartphones in the precious US market in the months before the release of the hot-selling iPhone 5 model.
04 October 2012 14:28
Gold mine evicts workers as S.African strikes spread Gold mine evicts workers as S.African strikes spread A leading gold mine in South Africa started evicting thousands of its striking workers from company dormitories on Tuesday as work stoppages spread to more gold and platinum mines.
04 October 2012 12:43
Google backs off patent complaint against Apple Google backs off patent complaint against Apple Google-owned Motorola Mobility withdrew a patent complaint filed with a US commission but remained quiet Tuesday as to the reason for the legal ceasefire.
04 October 2012 10:43
KazMunaiGas' prospects remain optimistic even in pessimistic scenario KazMunaiGas' prospects remain optimistic even in pessimistic scenario Production of oil and gas condensate will grow 1.6-fold in Kazakhstan by 2022: KazMunaiGas chairman.
03 October 2012 15:21
Taiwan expects tourist boost to US with visa waiver Taiwan expects tourist boost to US with visa waiver Taiwanese officials said Wednesday that visitors to the United States are estimated to increase by 50 percent now that the island has been added to the US visa waiver programme.
03 October 2012 14:24
Arab and LatAm leaders agree to investment bank Arab and LatAm leaders agree to investment bank Latin American and Arab leaders agreed to form a joint investment bank during a summit in Peru at which they also discussed the increasingly bloody civil war in Syria.
03 October 2012 12:54
S&P warns of little iron ore respite for miners S&P warns of little iron ore respite for miners Global credit agency Standard & Poor's said Tuesday that it saw little improvement in iron ore prices in the near-term and warned that smaller single-commodity miners could see their ratings slip.
03 October 2012 12:33
US State Dept seeks to unblock $450 mn for Egypt US State Dept seeks to unblock $450 mn for Egypt The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds.
03 October 2012 10:46
Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister on status of major oil projects Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister on status of major oil projects Speaking at the 7th Eurasian forum KAZENERGY, Sauat Mynbayev noted that Kashagan is expected to bring profits in 2013.
03 October 2012 09:06
Kazakhstan President meets Gazprom chairman Kazakhstan President meets Gazprom chairman Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with chairman of Gazprom Aleksey Miller.
02 October 2012 18:29
ConocoPhillips might exit the Kashagan project: Oil Minister ConocoPhillips might exit the Kashagan project: Oil Minister The Minister elaborated that “no official announcements have been made”.
02 October 2012 18:03
Two S. Korea nuclear reactors shut down Two S. Korea nuclear reactors shut down Two South Korean 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors were shut down Tuesday at separate plants, both as a result of unrelated systems malfunctions.
02 October 2012 17:54
Kazakhstan residents prefer loans in tenge Kazakhstan residents prefer loans in tenge According to the National Bank, of Kazakhstan the share of the loans issued in tenge exceeded 68 percent and made over 6.4 trillion tenge ($42 billion) as of September.
02 October 2012 17:03
New York sues JPMorgan over mortgage securities New York sues JPMorgan over mortgage securities The state of New York filed suit against JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiary JPMorgan Securities Monday over the allegedly fraudulent sales of mortgage-backed securities ahead of the US financial crisis.
02 October 2012 15:02
Kazakhstan residents have almost $32 billion on bank deposits Kazakhstan residents have almost $32 billion on bank deposits A majority of the deposits is registered in Almaty: over 2.1 trillion tenge ($14 billion) or 45 percent of the total amount.
02 October 2012 14:14

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