Tainted pork is latest food scandal to hit China
China has been hit by a food scandal after the its largest meat processor had to apologise over an illegal additive found in some of its pork products.
17 March 2011
BoJ pumps another $76 bn into market
Bank of Japan has pumped $76 billion in the financial system on Thursday to soothe money markets shaken by Japan's biggest ever earthquake, a devastating tsunami and a nuclear emergency.
Oil production in Kazakhstan grew 4% in 2 months
In January-February 2011 Kazakhstan produced 4.1% more crude that during the similar period of 2010. Oil production target for 2011 is set at 81 million tons.
14 March 2011
KazAtomProm to increase wages 10-20%
Average wages of KazAtomProm employees made 148 thousand tenge ($1000) in 2010. Not everyone will get a pay rise in 2011.
Tenge strengthened 0.6% in February
The tenge strengthened 0.6% in February, with the exchange rate at the Stock exchange standing at KZT 146.02 per USD 1.
Almaty citizens spend $2.5 billion a year on food
Citizens of Almaty spend 2.5 billion a year on food. Almaty oblast delivers food products worth $900 million a year and the remaining $1.6 billion worth of food is brought from elsewhere.