DR Congo opens one of Africa's largest gold mines
DR Congo, one of the world's biggest gold producers, on Friday formally opened one of the continent's largest gold mines in the far northeast of the country.
India threatens WTO action over EU mango ban
India on Friday threatened to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organization over its ban on mango imports.
France suspends pig imports from North America, Japan
France has suspended imports of live pigs from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan to try to prevent the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus entering the country, the French agriculture ministry announced.
New Zealand wine exports hit record levels
New Zealand wine exports reached record levels in the 12 months to March amid surging demand from key markets, an industry body said.
Population of Kazakhstan's south to outnumber north four times
The population in Kazakhstan's northern regions may shrink by nearly one million people by 35 years, and become four times smaller than that of the southern areas.
Almaty avenue among world's most expensive streets
Al-Farabi Avenue in Almaty is in the 40th place among the most expensive streets in the world according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Kazakhstan’s revenues for grain exports in 2013 exceed $1 billion
For the recent 4 years the revenues have grown almost 2.5 times. The overall 2013 revenues made up $1.2 billion, whereas back in 2009 the figure only stood at $600 million.
Balkhash lake named best place for nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan
Earlier the country’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev commissioned the Government to decide before the end of the Q1 2014 on the location, sources of investments and timing of constructing a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan.
Full-scaled resumption of crude production at Kashagan expected at the end of 2015
Given the risks of further postponement of commercial production at the giant Kashagan oilfield, talks will be held with other oil companies to boost crude production figures, Tengrinews.kz reported earlier.