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Swatch wins compensation from Tiffany's in contract row Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group has won a lawsuit against US jewellery group Tiffany & Co over a failed joint venture to jointly design and market luxury watches.

23 December 2013 11:03

EU banking union too complicated, too slow: analysts An EU system to prevent a repeat of the massive bank bailouts which crippled the economy is a major step but it is also too complicated when speed is absolutely essential, analysts said.

23 December 2013 01:05

Tourists to spend $10 billion during Brazil World Cup Foreign and Brazilian tourists are expected to spend $10.4 billion during next year's World Cup, more than the public funds invested for staging the event, the Brazilian tourism board said Friday.

21 December 2013 12:55

Morgan Stanley sells oil trading assets to Rosneft Investment bank Morgan Stanley Friday announced plans to sell part of its commodity business to Russian oil giant Rosneft for an undisclosed sum.

21 December 2013 12:07

Spain watchdog fines Google for privacy 'violations' Spain's data protection watchdog ordered US Internet giant Google on Thursday to pay a 900,000-euro fine for "serious violations" of users' privacy.

21 December 2013 11:08

Temirbank appoints new CEO The board of directors of Temirbank decided to terminate the CEO Murat Baisynov early.

20 December 2013 15:34

Six countries sign US pacts in fight against tax fraud The United States has signed anti-tax fraud pacts with six countries and territories including some considered tax havens, the US Treasury Department said Thursday.

20 December 2013 15:32

Zuckerberg sells as Facebook offers new shares Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg will sell a chunk of his stake in the company, cashing in some $2.3 billion, as part of a new share offering by the huge social network.

20 December 2013 13:34

Spaniards bet on slimmed-down 'Fat One' Christmas jackpot Spaniards are digging into their pockets to gamble on their beloved "Fat One" Christmas lottery with the world's richest total payout, but winners will get slimmed-down prizes this year as a new austerity tax takes a bite.

20 December 2013 10:21

Lifestyle

The whole world has gone crazy and fallen in love with a Kazakh athlete

19 June 17:30

How Kazakhstanis will rest in July 2026 - calendar

19 June 10:34

The rise of Alatau City: Air taxis tested in the city for the first time

20 May 15:53

Articles

Hands that never tremble

19 June 20:02

A small island with a big impact. Why did the President of Cyprus fly to Astana?

03 June 21:51

Poverty has a woman’s face. How patriarchy has driven Kazakh women into dependence and misery

28 August 2025 17:37

New Zealand winegrowers report bumper harvest New Zealand winegrowers enjoyed a record harvest in 2013 but are well placed to avoid the oversupply issues that have hampered them in the past, accounting giant Deloitte said Thursday.

19 December 2013 17:03

Air Astana gets 2 new Boeings Air Astana has replenished its airplane fleet with two new Boeing 767s.

19 December 2013 15:13

Kazakhstan's GDP grows 6% in 11 months Kazakhstan's GDP has grown 6% in real terms during the period from January to November 2013: Statistics Agency.

19 December 2013 14:36

Over 1 million sq m of housing commissioned in Astana this year Over 1 million square meters of housing has been commissioned in Astana this year.

19 December 2013 13:37

Australia PM stands firm against 'corporate welfare' Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned struggling Australian companies Wednesday to get their house in order, refusing to indulge in "corporate welfare" subsidies despite car giant Holden's decision to shut local plants.

19 December 2013 10:53

China's graft crackdown hits watches, luxury market Luxury watch sales fell in the key Chinese market this year in the face of a crackdown on corruption and extravagance, a global consultancy said.

19 December 2013 09:48

Central Bank Governor on expediency of the new 20,000-tenge note Prices can go up pushed by high expectations of the currency devaluation. Let’s not hurry: Kairat Kelimbetov.

19 December 2013 08:31

Canadian court greenlights Ecuadoran lawsuit against Chevron Ecuadoran villagers can seek to enforce in Canada a multi-billion-dollar Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron for polluting the Amazonian rainforest, a Canadian court ruled Tuesday.

18 December 2013 18:01

Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine to storm global grain market together Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine are intending to coordinate their actions at the global grain market: Vladimir Putin.

18 December 2013 15:48

Living wage to be raised in Kazakhstan in 2017 After the controversy around the minimum living wage is Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population Tamara Duisenova promised to raise the living wage in 2017.

18 December 2013 10:44