Heat and drought ravage US breadbasket
There was no end in sight Tuesday to the blistering heatwave baking much of the United States that has farmers mulling cutting down crucial crops and sent grain prices skyrocketing.
Employees of ArcelorMittal Temirtau got salaries rise
The lasting labor dispute between the company’s administration and its metallurgists trade union has come to an end.
Air Astana tagged best Central Asian and Indian airline
Air Astana won the Best Central Asian and Indian Airline award at Farnborough International Airshow.
Naftogas and Rompetrol to build 700 petrol stations in Ukraine
Naftogaz of Ukraine and Rompetrol signed a memorandum of intent to create a joint company for oil products marketing in Ukraine.
Kazakhstan to supply China with sweets and wool worth $1 million
Rakhat company will export confection and Kuat company from Almaty oblast will supply wool to China: Export and Investments Agency.
Majority of Kazakhstan citizens trust TV more than printed media
Demoscope Bureau of Express-Monitoring of Public Opinion has polled Kazakhstan citizens on the most trusted information sources.
Olympic security firm expects $77 million loss
British security firm G4S said Friday it expects losses of up to $77 million after the government had to deploy extra troops for the Olympics because the company failed to provide enough guards.
Visa, MasterCard to pay billions in card-fee suit
Credit card giants Visa and MasterCard agreed Friday to pay more than $6 billion to millions of merchants which had sued them for allegedly fixing card-use fees.
Economic crisis will not hit Kazakhstan until 2014: expert
Expert of the Institute of Economic Research expressed his opinion on the effect of the global economic crisis on Kazakhstan.