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Kazakhstan ranks above world average in Economic Freedom Kazakhstan ranks 69th in the annual Index of Economic Freedom, better then France and Italy.

05 February 2015

Greece defence minister reassures NATO over Russia ties Greece's new government remains committed to its NATO role despite close ties with Russia that have worried its allies.

05 February 2015

Kazakh Minister of Agriculture may stop subsidising grain exports The Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan has proposed to abandon subsidization of grain exports in favour of other developments in agriculture.

05 February 2015

Chinese expansion in Kazakhstan's energy field? China has been increasing its presence in the oil and gas sector of Kazakhstan. There is no consensus on whether this is a positive or a worrying development.

05 February 2015

Kazakhstan's WTO accession hampered by Mongolia and Ukraine: Deputy PM Deputy Prie Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev said that Kazakhstan's accession to the World Trade Organisation was hampered by two countries - Ukraine and Mongolia.

05 February 2015

Australian PM Abbott defiant as MPs call for his head Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was fighting for his job after backbenchers publicly called for a Liberal Party leadership challenge following months of tensions.

04 February 2015

Obama dismissive as US House votes to repeal 'Obamacare' US House Republicans took the increasingly routine step of voting to repeal "Obamacare," a seemingly doomed effort that President Barack Obama ridiculed as making "absolutely no sense."

04 February 2015

'No doubt' US will provide arms: Ukraine president Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said he has "no doubt" the US will provide weapons for the fight against pro-Russian separatists.

04 February 2015

Italy's Renzi says EU-Greece deal possible after Tsipras talks Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he believes Greece will be able to strike a deal with its EU partners over its massive debts.

04 February 2015

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Kazakhstan launches a new program to support small businesses This year the initiative will be focused on three major areas, notably agribusiness, machinery building and production of construction materials, and is to be further extended to other industries.

04 February 2015

Kazakhstan thinking of reducing crude export duty rate Starting from April 1, 2014 the crude export duty rate was raised from $60 to $80 per ton of crude.

04 February 2015

New US Ambassador arrives in Kazakhstan George Albert Krol, previously Ambassador of the United States of American to Uzbekistan, has been appointed Ambassador to Kazakhstan.

03 February 2015

EU won't change everything to please Greece: Juncker European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Greece's new government that Brussels will not change all of its rules just to solve the debt crisis in Athens.

03 February 2015

Top UN court to rule on Balkans genocide claims The UN's highest court started delivering its ruling in a long-running genocide case between Croatia and Serbia.

03 February 2015

Kerry praises Qatar for help on Yemen crisis Secretary of State John Kerry praised Qatar for its help in trying to resolve the crisis in Yemen, amid hints the US is in contact with Shiite rebels through go-betweens.

03 February 2015

Litvinenko thought Putin was linked to crime: widow The widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko told that her husband had suspected Vladimir Putin of being involved in "criminal conduct".

03 February 2015

Germany will not send arms to Ukraine: Merkel Germany will not provide Ukraine with weapons to fight Russian-backed rebels in the east, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

03 February 2015

China opposes Dalai Lama meeting foreign leaders 'in any form' China said it opposed foreign leaders meeting the Dalai Lama "in any form".

02 February 2015

Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town Battles raged between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine.

02 February 2015