Arab and LatAm leaders agree to investment bank
Latin American and Arab leaders agreed to form a joint investment bank during a summit in Peru at which they also discussed the increasingly bloody civil war in Syria.
Kazakhstan residents prefer loans in tenge
According to the National Bank, of Kazakhstan the share of the loans issued in tenge exceeded 68 percent and made over 6.4 trillion tenge ($42 billion) as of September.
Kazakhstan residents have almost $32 billion on bank deposits
A majority of the deposits is registered in Almaty: over 2.1 trillion tenge ($14 billion) or 45 percent of the total amount.
Fresh calls for inquiry into Australian currency scandal
New documents reportedly showing that Australia's central bank knew about a banknote bribery scandal before it became public raised fresh calls Wednesday for an inquiry into the allegations.
MasterCard has first swipe in Myanmar
MasterCard on Thursday said it had signed a deal with a Myanmar bank that it hopes will pave the way for electronic payments, in an impoverished country where most transactions are made in cash.
Bernanke signals desire for more Fed stimulus
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed deep worry over the US economy Friday and argued for fresh action to stimulate growth from the central bank.
Brazil set to cut interest rate to new record low : analysts
Brazil's central bank is set this week to announce its ninth interest rate cut to a record low of 7.5 percent, in a bid to revive sluggish economic growth.
German region to buy more Swiss tax cheat data
The German region of North Rhine-Westphalia will continue to buy data on people suspected of stashing assets in Swiss banks to avoid taxes, the state premier was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Kazakhstan bank closed its office in London
Kazkommertsbank closed down its representative offices in Great Britain and Northern Ireland on June 1, 2012.
'Preferential shares' scandal ruins Spanish savers
The bank called them "preferential stakes", but Inocencio Merino would prefer to have avoided them.
Kazakhstan National Bank slashes key rate
The step is related to slowing down in the annual inflation in Kazakhstan: National Bank.
China hits back at new US sanctions over Iran
Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying it would lodge an official protest.
Asian markets rise again on stimulus hopes
Asian markets were generally higher Tuesday, their third consecutive positive session, amid continued hopes for new stimulus measures by European and US central banks.
HSBC shares dive in Hong Kong after apology
Shares in global banking giant HSBC fell more than two percent in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a top executive resigned over the lender's failure to control money laundering and terrorist financing.
HSBC seeks to evict Hong Kong 'Occupy' protesters
Global banking giant HSBC on Monday sought legal permission to evict a handful of protesters camped outside its Hong Kong headquarters, one of the last remnants of the "Occupy" movement in Asia.
South Korea unexpectedly cuts key interest rate
South Korea's central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate Thursday for the first time in more than three years, joining international moves to ease the impact of the eurozone debt crisis.
Barclays chairman resigns over rate rigging scandal
Barclays chairman Marcus Agius resigned on Monday, saying suspected manipulation of inter-bank lending rates by staff had "dealt a devastating blow" to the reputation of the British banking giant.
Maximum interest rates on deposits cut in Kazakhstan on July 1
Kazakhstan Deposit Guarantee Fund decreased maximum interest rates on bank deposits for individuals starting from July 1.
Furious Spanish investors seek Bankia scalps
Furious pensioners who lost savings through investments in ruined lender Bankia booed its managers Friday, branding them thieves, at the first shareholders' meeting since the bank's huge rescue.
Kazakhstan banks complained of unequal competition to Nazarbayev
Some of the foreign banks are controlled by their countries and enjoy support of their parent banks with ratings higher than those of Kazakhstan banks: expert.