Kazakhstan’s Central Bank comes up with plan to reduce economy dollarizationThe plan for 2015-2016 was developed concertedly with the Government and seeks to ensure macroeconomic stability, develop cashless payments, reducing the shadow economy, and prioritize the national currency over foreign currencies.
Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphonesSeveral big Asian phone companies launched new high-end smartphones and other wireless gizmos, hoping to challenge US giant Apple in a big year for wireless gadgets.
Mexico's Pemex oil firm posts $17.7 billion lossMexico's state-owned energy firm Pemex posted a $17.7 billion loss for 2014, hit by falling crude prices, fuel thefts by gangs and the peso's drop against the dollar.
28 February 2015
British claim to have cut EU charge false: reportA British government claim to have negotiated the halving of a £1.7 billion payment demanded by the European Union is "not supported by the facts".
27 February 2015
Kerry to meet Russian, Iranian FMs next weekUS Secretary of State John Kerry will meet next week with his Russian and Iranian counterparts seeking an end to fighting in Ukraine and to advance a nuclear deal with Iran.