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.
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.
EU finance ministers reach banking union deal
EU finance ministers Wednesday reached a banking union accord which will hand Brussels unprecedented new powers to prevent failing banks from wrecking the economy, official sources said.
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.
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.
Eurozone ministers make progress on Banking Union
Eurozone finance ministers said early Wednesday they had made progress on a new bank regulatory system, especially on the funding of a mechanism to close failing banks before they damage the economy.
National Bank issues new 1000 tenge
A new 1000 tenge bill was issued and put into circulation by the National Bank of Kazakhstan on December 12, 2013.
Kazakhstan to retain level of state support to agriculture after entering WTO
Kazakhstan’s accession into the WTO is not going to affect the level of state support to agriculture: Vice-Minister of Agriculture.
Kazakhstanis made over 60 million leisure and business trips abroad in the last 13 years
In 2012 the number of students from Kazakhstan at foreign universities stood at 65 000: President Nazarbayev.