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Coca-Cola hoping to score big at World Cup The world's football stars will not be the only ones competing for glory at this year's World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. Coca-Cola will also be running hard.

17 March 2014

Huge price hikes for Brazil World Cup hotels Football fans heading to Rio for the World Cup will have to pay at least double the going rate for hotel accommodation despite government attempts to limit price-gouging during the tournament.

14 March 2014

Workers sue McDonald's for stealing wages US workers accused fast-food giant McDonald's of systematically stealing wages through illicit practices like forcing them to work off-the-clock and failing to pay overtime.

14 March 2014

US ends BP contract ban The United States announced Thursday an end to its ban on BP obtaining government contracts following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

14 March 2014

Central Bank Governor to manage assets of Single Pension Fund Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed the Government late January to merge all the pension funds into a single government-owned entity.

14 March 2014

Herbalife faces FTC inquiry after activist campaign The US Federal Trade Commission has opened a civil investigation into Herbalife.

13 March 2014

High excise tax on cigarettes spur illegal traffic Increase of the Kazakhstan excise tax on cigarettes has triggered an increase in illegal traffic from Kyrgyzstan in 2013.

13 March 2014

Australia's first banknote going under hammer The only known specimen of the first official banknote issued in Australia, uncovered in Scotland, is expected to fetch at least Aus$250,000 (US$224,000) at an auction in Sydney this month.

12 March 2014

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy: enhanced rolling stock The tear and wear of Kazakhstan's rolling stock has been significantly reduced since 2008.

12 March 2014

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Warning bells as Portugal urged to exit bailout without buffer With Portugal's 78-billion-euro IMF-EU aid programme about to come to an end, its creditors are not only expecting the country to exit its massive bailout on May 17, but urging it to do so without a safety net.

11 March 2014

Kazakhstan raises export duty rates for crude Export duty rate for crude is to be raised from $60 to $80 per ton starting from April 1, 2014.

11 March 2014

Japan says Bitcoin not a currency, but taxable Bitcoin is not a currency but transactions involving it should be "subject to taxation", Japan's government said Friday, in a move that could pave the way for formal regulations on the troubled virtual unit.

08 March 2014

Google mystery barge floats to new US berth Google's mystery barge arrived at a new home at a port in the California city of Stockton.

08 March 2014

Judge rejects Apple bid to ban Samsung devices A federal judge Thursday rejected Apple's request to ban an array of Samsung smartphones and tablets found to have infringed on patents held by the US tech giant.

07 March 2014

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana to perform chartered flights to Turkey The reason behind the decision to start chartered flights is lowering demand for direct and transit flights both within Kazakhstan and to Russia and Ukraine.

07 March 2014

Man identified as Bitcoin creator denies involvement A man named as being the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin on Thursday denied having a role in the virtual unit, telling reporters he was "not involved."

07 March 2014

Yahoo spurns Facebook and Google sign-in credentials Yahoo confirmed that it will stop letting people sign into its online services using credentials from rival Internet titans Facebook or Google.

07 March 2014

Female bank head a first for Japan Japan's biggest brokerage Nomura Holdings said Wednesday it has chosen a woman to head its banking arm, in what is believed to be a first for the country's male-dominated financial sector.

06 March 2014

TAIB Bank changes name to Capital Bank TAIB Kazakh Bank has changed its name to Capital Bank Kazakhstan after changing hands.

06 March 2014