BlackBerry shares lifted by big Pentagon contract BlackBerry shares lifted by big Pentagon contract BlackBerry shares leapt more than nine percent Tuesday as the troubled Canadian smartphone maker got a boost from news of contract to supply the US military with 80,000 new handsets.
22 January 2014 14:10
Las Vegas casinos begin accepting Bitcoin Las Vegas casinos begin accepting Bitcoin Two Las Vegas casinos will become the city's first to accept the Bitcoin virtual currency from this week.
22 January 2014 11:33
Lotte Confectionery of South Korea buys the rest of the shares in Almaty-based Rakhat confectionary Lotte Confectionery of South Korea buys the rest of the shares in Almaty-based Rakhat confectionary Experts don’t rule out that Lotte bought all the shares with a possible delisting in mind.
21 January 2014 18:15
ENRC explains its delisting from LSE ENRC explains its delisting from LSE Kazakhstan's billionaire Aleksandr Mashkevich has explained why ENRC chose to be delisted from the London Stock Exchange.
21 January 2014 15:38
Kazakhstan should develop oil and gas transport infrastructure: IEA Executive Director Kazakhstan should develop oil and gas transport infrastructure: IEA Executive Director Kazakhstan should develop oil and gas transport infrastructure and take a hard stance of pricing talks in the region: Maria van der Hoeven.
21 January 2014 13:48
Astana bids to host World Petroleum Congress, but looses to Istanbul Astana bids to host World Petroleum Congress, but looses to Istanbul The World Petroleum Congress is one of the most prestigious global events and Astana was biding to host it.
21 January 2014 13:21
Kazakhstan to tender out several onshore oil and gas blocks Kazakhstan to tender out several onshore oil and gas blocks The moratorium on holding tenders on subsoil use rights for natural resources, including oil, was lifted at the meeting in January 2013.
21 January 2014 13:00
LG to launch curved smartphone in Europe LG to launch curved smartphone in Europe South Korea's LG Electronics will start selling its first curved-screen smartphone -- seen as a first step to fully flexible products -- in Europe next month .
21 January 2014 12:38
Foreign charter flights ban causes annual loss of $4.5 million to Almaty airport Foreign charter flights ban causes annual loss of $4.5 million to Almaty airport The Airport of Almaty is loosing $4.5 million annually because of the ban on foreign charter flights from Kazakhstan.
20 January 2014 19:36
Nintendo forecasts net loss, slashes Wii U sales target Nintendo forecasts net loss, slashes Wii U sales target Japanese gaming giant Nintendo on Friday warned it would swing back into the red this fiscal year as it slashed its annual sales target for the Wii U game console.
20 January 2014 10:18
China's biggest mobile firm starts Apple iPhone sales China's biggest mobile firm starts Apple iPhone sales China Mobile, the country's biggest services provider, on Friday started selling Apple's iPhone to its millions of customers nationwide, ending a six-year wait in a key market for the US technology giant.
18 January 2014 13:25
President Nazarbayev tasks his Government with ensuring 6-7% economy growth rate in 2014 President Nazarbayev tasks his Government with ensuring 6-7% economy growth rate in 2014 A blanket program to develop the financial sector to 2030 must be drafted by June 1, 2014: President.
17 January 2014 17:17
NBA's Kings to accept Bitcoin for tickets NBA's Kings to accept Bitcoin for tickets US basketball outfit the Sacramento Kings said Thursday they would begin accepting Bitcoin, the first professional sports team to accept the virtual currency.
17 January 2014 12:25
China and Russia to spend $400 million on Kazakhstan power plant China and Russia to spend $400 million on Kazakhstan power plant China and Russia will provide 400 million dollars for construction of Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Plant in Kazakhstan.
16 January 2014 18:00
France sells 1% stake in Airbus Group for 451 mn euros France sells 1% stake in Airbus Group for 451 mn euros The French state has raised 451 million euros ($614 million) by selling a one percent stake in European aircaft and defence corporation Airbus Group, the economy minister said Thursday.
16 January 2014 17:31
IDB investments to Kazakhstan stand at $500 million IDB investments to Kazakhstan stand at $500 million This year the Bank is to activate its operations involving the private sector.
16 January 2014 16:43
Almaty Airport increases jet fuel prices Almaty Airport increases jet fuel prices The Almaty International Airport is charging $1,290 for a ton of jet fuel.
16 January 2014 16:15
Fiat's Marchionne: savior of Fiat and Chrysler Fiat's Marchionne: savior of Fiat and Chrysler Brash Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne was welcomed as a hero at the Detroit Auto Show this week after completing the takeover of US automaker Chrysler.
16 January 2014 12:36
Apple fights for bigger slice of China smartphone pie Apple fights for bigger slice of China smartphone pie The world's biggest mobile network is ready to offer Apple's iPhone, but while the US technology giant has declared China its biggest future market, it faces an uphill battle to unseat Samsung and homegrown competitors.
15 January 2014 18:26

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