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Apple halts Russia online sales as ruble tumbles Apple said it had halted online sales of iPhones, iPads and computers in Russia as the ruble's plunge made it difficult for sellers of imported goods to fix local prices.

17 December 2014

OPEC will not step in to support oil prices: Kuwait OPEC has no plans to intervene in the oil market to shore up sagging crude prices, the Kuwaiti oil minister said, as Brent crude breached the $60 mark.

17 December 2014

Russia grapples with shock ruble fall The Russian currency crashed to unprecedented lows trading at 80 rubles to the dollar and 100 to the euro.

17 December 2014

Ikea ruffles a few feathers with first Korean store Global furniture giant Ikea opens its first store in South Korea, a much-anticipated market entry that has stumbled at a number of commercial and cultural hurdles along the way.

16 December 2014

US increases FDI into Kazakhstan Kazakhstan and US increase cooperation in trade and economic cooperation. Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov's visit to Washington aimed at strengthening this cooperation.

16 December 2014

IMF sees Argentina progress toward better economic data The International Monetary Fund said that Argentina was making progress in improving the data but more was needed.

16 December 2014

Central Bank of Kazakhstan issues new 1000 bill The Central Bank of Kazakhstan has issued a new 1000 tenge bill.

16 December 2014

Kazakhstan and China sign agreement on settlements in national currencies Earlier Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor Kairat Kelimbetov reported that the country’s Central Bank was drafting an agreement with China’s Central Bank on currency swap of 7 billion renminbi.

15 December 2014

Microsoft lets US shoppers pay with Bitcoin Microsoft began Thursday letting US shoppers at its online Windows Store pay with digital currency Bitcoin.

12 December 2014

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Kazakhstan-based airlines banned from flying to Europe According to the EC, Air Astana is eligible to perform flights to Europe only when using certain types of aircraft. The statement didn’t specify the types of the aircraft.

12 December 2014

What's with the gasoline prices in Kazakhstan? Kazakh government is lowering gasoline prices. But for how long? And does it address the fuel deficit in the country?

11 December 2014

Russia charms Uzbekistan with massive debt writeoff Russia's President agreed to write off most of the debt owed by Uzbekistan in an apparent bid to steer the Central Asian country towards joining the Eurasian Economic Union.

11 December 2014

Tenge devaluation cannot be ruled out in Kazakhstan: expert Analyst of Alpari company believes the National Bank of Kazakhstan is maintaining the tenge exchange rate at this point, but certain conditions might require devaluing in the future.

10 December 2014

French ALSTOM to help modernize Kazakh power sector French multinational ALSTOM and Kazakhstan's largest private power generating company CAEPCO have signed a memorandum of cooperation and understanding to modernize the power sector of Kazakhstan.

09 December 2014

Businesses in Kazakhstan reluctant to enter long-term contracts amid falling oil prices CEO of Samruk Kazyna Contract Serikbek Yelshibekov said that Kazakh businessmen were becoming reluctant to enter long-term contracts with Samruk Kazyna subsidiaries due to the unstable situation at the oil market.

08 December 2014

Transtelecom Chairman meets President of HP Transtelecom Chairman meets President of HP Nurali Aliyev met with the President of Hewlettt-Packard Corporation Meg Whitman to discuss cooperation ahead of the EXPO-2017 to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan.

06 December 2014

Turkey wants share of Mediterranean energy wealth: PM Turkish Prime Minister said his country wanted a share of the energy deposits off the shores of Cyprus, an issue that has strained ties with both Nicosia and Athens.

06 December 2014

France and Kazakhstan to sign agreements worth $530.3 million For the first 9 months of 2014 the bilateral trade turnover figure made up $4.7 billion, with major Kazakhstan’s exports being oil, metals and chemicals.

05 December 2014

Sony slams 'malicious' hack attack, mum on N. Korea Sony Pictures denounced a "brazen" cyberattack it said netted a "large amount" of confidential information, including movies as well as personnel and business files.

04 December 2014