Economy - страница 158

United States stock exchange shares news Microsoft Market Apple Americas Shell Police Oil

Apple is most valuable company ever at $622 bn Apple on Monday dethroned longtime rival Microsoft as the most valuable company in history based on the value of its stock, which climbed to around $622 billion.

22 August 2012 12:26

Shell paid Nigeria millions to guard oil facilities: group An oil industry watchdog said Monday that Shell paid Nigeria's military and police $65 million over two years to secure company facilities, alleging the firm had bankrolled forces widely accused of rights abuses.

22 August 2012 10:49

S.Africa platinum mine reopens after deadly clashes: Lonmin Embattled platinum giant Lonmin resumed operations Monday at the South African mine where 44 people were killed in a wildcat strike, and gave workers another day to come back to the job.

22 August 2012 09:59

Berlin douses hopes of quick euro crisis fix Germany on Monday dampened hopes for powerful action from the European Central Bank to fix the euro crisis and slapped down speculation of an immediate breakthrough on debt-wracked Greece.

21 August 2012 14:56

German region to buy more Swiss tax cheat data The German region of North Rhine-Westphalia will continue to buy data on people suspected of stashing assets in Swiss banks to avoid taxes, the state premier was quoted as saying on Sunday.

21 August 2012 10:04

Greek euro exit 'manageable' but expensive: ECB A Greek exit from the eurozone would be "manageable" even if it would be expensive and result in higher unemployment.

20 August 2012 19:49

Italy's Monti warns against euro being EU 'break-up factor' The euro must not become a "break-up factor" that pits northern Europe against crisis-choked nations in the south of the continent.

20 August 2012 14:32

Following overhauls, Kazakhstan-based oil refineries to meet domestic demand for petrol before 2030 The overhaul of the three oil refineries [based in Pavlodar, Shymkent and Atyrau] will be completed by early 2016.

20 August 2012 13:52

Japan's Sharp mulls main businesses sale: report Japan's embattled Sharp Corp. is considering selling off part of its main operations as it looks to plug a gaping hole in its balance sheet.

20 August 2012 12:26

TENGRI LIFE

TENGRI TRAVEL

Standard Chartered fined $340m over Iran deals Standard Chartered on Tuesday settled allegations that it helped Iranian clients dodge US sanctions, announcing a fine of $340 million from a New York banking watchdog.

17 August 2012 14:05

Kazakhstan bank closed its office in London Kazkommertsbank closed down its representative offices in Great Britain and Northern Ireland on June 1, 2012.

17 August 2012 11:34

Asia eyes Brazil's growing consumer market With Europe and the US in the economic doldrums, Asian manufacturers are setting their sights on Brazil's lucrative consumer market ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

16 August 2012 16:28

Kazakhstan’s National Oil Fund assets might be used to finance S&MBs With the assets of the National Oil Fund used to finance S&MBs, the APR could stand at 6-7%.

16 August 2012 15:30

KazTransOil to offer 40 million common shares within 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.

16 August 2012 14:36

Asian economies most at risk from natural disasters Asian countries dominate a league table of economies most at risk from earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards, according to research published on Wednesday.

16 August 2012 11:11

Kazakhstan anticipating 13 million tons of grain this summer According to the Agriculture Ministry, the grain export potential for the 2012-2013 marketing year is estimated at 12 million tons.

15 August 2012 15:53

KazAtomProm to raise its share in the national uranium reserves up to 52% in 2012 We hope to raise the Company’s uranium reserves by at least 250 000 tons by 2020: KazAtomProm Head.

15 August 2012 15:33

Serik Sultangali appointed Director General of KazTransGas Sultangali had already been Director General of KazTransGas in 2005-2007 and 2009-2011.

15 August 2012 12:53

Indian PM pledges to attract more foreign investment Indian PM Manmohan Singh used his Independence Day speech on Wednesday to promise to improve conditions for foreign investment in the country after a sharp downturn in economic growth.

15 August 2012 11:30