Economy - страница 71

Mayor of Almaty orders to keep prices down The Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yesimov has instructed the city authorities to keep prices down amid the devaluation of tenge.

11 February 2014

Dollar explodes in Kazakhstan: 200 tenge per dollar Kazakhstan banks are setting their exchange rates ski-high, selling one dollar for more than 200 tenge.

11 February 2014

Court backs Apple e-book monitor, within limits A US appeals court on Monday shot down Apple's bid to derail a court-ordered monitor in its e-book price-fixing case.

11 February 2014

20% hike: Big stores in Kazakhstan change prices amid tenge devaluation Big stores in Kazakhstan are increasing their prices amid the devaluation of tenge.

11 February 2014

Myanmar carrier to boost international routes with lease deal Myanmar's national carrier on Tuesday signed a deal to lease 10 Boeing aircraft worth nearly $1 billion that will ply international routes in a bid to tap booming tourism as the once-reclusive country opens up to the world.

11 February 2014

The new tenge exchange rate is beneficial to the country’s economy: Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor The spread in currency exchange transactions should be no more than 2 tenge per each sold or bought US Dollar, Kairat Kelimbetov said.

11 February 2014

I only learned about tenge devaluation last night: Central Bank Governor There can’t have been any leaks as we only made the decision yesterday after the Stock Exchange trades were over: Kairat Kelimbetov.

11 February 2014

'Dumb' US Starbucks closed after comic reveals stunt US health officials closed down a spoof Starbucks coffee shop shortly after a TV comic revealed himself as the man behind the stunt, which drew media attention and plenty of customers.

11 February 2014

Currency devaluation in Kazakhstan The new exchange rate is expected at 185 tenge for 1USD (up from 155 tenge for 1 USD).

11 February 2014

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700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana out on strike Around 700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana have stopped working and gathered near Arabtec Holding headquarters this afternoon.

11 February 2014

Asia-Pacific needs nearly 13,000 new planes by 2032: Boeing The Asia-Pacific will require almost 13,000 new airplanes worth $1.9 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing said Monday, as booming wealth in the region fuels demand for air travel.

10 February 2014

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank on offshore zones accounts The country’s media reported late 2013 that the overall amount kept by Kazakhstanis in offshore zones is estimated at $138 billion.

10 February 2014

US drops antitrust probe of Samsung over patents US Department of Justice officials on Friday dropped an antitrust investigation into whether Samsung abused essential mobile gadget patents in its ongoing battle with Apple.

09 February 2014

Communist Vietnam gets first taste of the Big Mac Four decades after the Vietnam war ended, US fast-food giant McDonald's opened its first restaurant in the communist country Saturday, aiming to lure a rising middle class away from rice and noodles.

08 February 2014

Kazakhstan exports over 5 million tons of grain this year Kazakhstan has exported more than 5 million tons of grain since the beginning of the marketing year.

07 February 2014

Apple quickly buys back $14 bn in shares: report Apple gobbled up $14 billion worth of its shares in the two weeks after earnings figures disappointed the market.

07 February 2014

Container traffic between Europe and Asia through Kazakhstan grows 61% Transit container traffic flow between Europe and Asia through Kazakhstan reached 5,630 TEU in 2013, which is 61% more than in 2012.

06 February 2014

Twitter takes hit as user growth disappoints Twitter got a reality check Wednesday as the high-flying messaging company reported modest user growth during a quarter in which it lost $511 million.

06 February 2014

KazKommertsBank and BTA to merge before the end of the year Earlier today KazKommertsBank said that the lender and entrepreneur Kenes Rakishev will buy 46.5% in BTA each from Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.

06 February 2014