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London tourism rates plunge during Olympics The London 2012 Olympics appears to be deterring tourists from the capital's centre after warnings of travel chaos and overpriced hotel rooms.

03 August 2012

Kazakhstan slashes the key rate from the current 6% to 5.5% from August 6 In the H1 2012 Kazakhstan slashed its key rate three times: in February from 7.5% to 7%, in April from 7% to 6.5% and in June from 6.5% to 6%.

02 August 2012

ArcelorMittal Temirtau fined for environmental damages ArcelorMittal Temirtau and Central Asia Cement have been fined over 57 million tenge for ecology damage.

02 August 2012

Kazakhstan is mostly visited by French and Italian tourists Top five countries by number of tourists visiting Kazakhstan are France, Italy, Great Britain, Russia and India.

02 August 2012

Manchester United eyes over $300m in Wall Street IPO Popular British football (soccer) team Manchester United announced Monday that it hopes to earn over $300 million in its proposed IPO on Wall Street.

31 July 2012

Asian markets rise again on stimulus hopes Asian markets were generally higher Tuesday, their third consecutive positive session, amid continued hopes for new stimulus measures by European and US central banks.

31 July 2012

US jury to decide Apple, Samsung patent case Jury selection was set to open Monday in a US federal court in the blockbuster patent case pitting Apple against Samsung, which accuse each other of copying patents for smartphones and tablets.

31 July 2012

Taiwan university sues Apple over iPhone patents Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University has filed a suit against US tech giant Apple, claiming the company's Siri intelligent assistant has infringed on two of its patents.

30 July 2012

Boeing launches probe after 'engine issue' Boeing said Sunday it had launched an investigation after an "engine issue" hit a test flight of the 787 Dreamliner a day earlier in South Carolina.

30 July 2012

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CNN chief quits, says 'new thinking' needed CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton announced Friday he is quitting the job at the end of the year, saying the struggling cable network needs "new thinking."

28 July 2012

Smartphones power Samsung to record $4.5 bn net profit South Korea's Samsung Electronics Friday posted a record net profit of 5.19 trillion won ($4.53 billion) in the second quarter, powered by strong smartphone sales despite the global downturn.

27 July 2012

Chinese and EU solar makers at war over dumping A host of EU solar makers haved called on the European Commission to probe alleged dumping practices by its Chinese rivals, as Beijing warned an investigation could trigger a trade war.

27 July 2012

Facebook shares hit new low on growth worries Facebook shares on Thursday sank to a new low after the world's leading social network reported a loss of $157 million in its first earnings after its public offering.

27 July 2012

Air Astana starts new Almaty – Hong Kong flight Air Astana airlines company is starting new Almaty-Hong Kong-Almaty flights on August 28, 2012.

27 July 2012

Kazakhstan and China increased commodities turnover Commodities turnover between Kazakhstan and China grew 29.8 percent up in 5 months of 2012.

27 July 2012

Facebook hopes investors like first earnings Facebook reports its first earnings as a public company Thursday in an announcement that will be closely watched for signs of whether the social media giant can deliver on its financial promise.

27 July 2012

British finance minister fighting for survival: press British finance minister George Osborne must urgently form a plan to rectify the country's recession-hit economy after it shrank alarmingly in the second quarter.

27 July 2012

Kazakhstan, Slovenia and China to jointly construct an oil refinery in the north of Kazakhstan The project will be implemented within the state-run program of oil refineries development in 2009-2015.

26 July 2012

Kazakhstan’s gross foreign debt as of March 31, 2012 stood at $129.3 billion According to Mr. Marchenko, the debt of the Government and the National Bank make up 4% of the overall debt figure, that is $5.2 billion.

26 July 2012