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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 10:45

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor on Bitcoin Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry views Bitcoin as a threat to the country’s banks.

04 February 2014 17:54

Kazakhstan Central Bank Governor on consumer loan rates and NPLs Kazakhstan Central Bank is negotiating with second-tier banks to reduce the NPLs figure down to 15% by January 1, 2015 from the current 35.8%.

03 February 2014 23:02

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank moves to reduce dollarization of economy The share of tenge-denominated deposits decreased from 70.2% back in December 2012 to 62.6% in December 2013.

03 February 2014 20:37

Israel offers $20 mn to Turkey flotilla victims: report Israel has offered Turkey $20 million in compensation to the families of those killed and wounded in its botched 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

03 February 2014 16:40

British MPs criticise Queen's household finances British lawmakers on Tuesday urged Queen Elizabeth II's royal household to do more to reduce running costs and produce clearer plans for the monarch's financial future.

28 January 2014 13:31

Microsoft tops expectations with record revenue Microsoft soared to record revenues in the last quarter, confounding Wall Street forecasts on the back of strong demand for Xbox consoles, Surface tablets and Internet "cloud" services.

24 January 2014 15:02

Kazakhstan President meets Sir Suma Chakrabarti of EBRD As of the end of 2013 the package of projects in Kazakhstan totaled about $450-500 million.

24 January 2014 09:55

Venezuela limits access to dollars at official rate Venezuela said Wednesday it would allow only importers of high priority goods like food to buy dollars at the official rate, forcing others to pay nearly twice that.

23 January 2014 17:24

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France saves 1bn euros on health insurance spending At a time of deep austerityacross Europe, France has managed to spend one billion euros ($1.4 billion) less than expected on health insurance last year.

22 January 2014 16:49

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

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 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 will provide 400 million dollars for construction of Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Plant in Kazakhstan.

16 January 2014 18:00

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

Fed taper poses risks to global pick-up: World Bank The World Bank on Tuesday raised its growth forecasts for the global economy, but warned of potential volatility in capital flows as the United States withdraws its stimulus.

15 January 2014 15:25

US Congress unveils $1 trillion spending bill Negotiators from the US Senate and House of Representatives unveiled a $1 trillion spending bill late Monday, eliminating the threat of another government shutdown, at least until October.

14 January 2014 18:11

Li's Power Assets to spin off HK unit Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man, is to spin off his electricity assets in Hong Kong through an initial public offering worth up to HK$27.9 billion ($3.6 billion) and will sell a large chunk to a Chinese state-owned power company.

13 January 2014 13:39

Singapore monitoring new forms of illicit financing Asian financial hub Singapore on Friday said it was scrutinising trade in virtual currencies such Bitcoin, precious stones and metals to forestall new forms of illicit financing by criminals and terrorists.

12 January 2014 00:09