KazAgro borrows $100 million from Royal Bank of Scotland
KazAgro National Company has borrowed $100 million from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Kazakhstan banks to start transition to Basel III in 2015
Kazakhstan banks will start transitioning to Basel III standards starting from January 2015.
China stock market disappoints on double cash crunch
A cash shortage among banks made the Chinese stock market one of the world's worst performing this year, showing how tens of millions of small investors remain at the mercy of government policy.
Azamat Joldasbekov appointed Temirbank Board Chariman
Azamat Joldasbekov has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Temirbank.
Kazakhstan central bank suspends BTA Bank's currency exchange license
Kazakhstan National Bank has suspended the license of Kazakhstan-based BTA Bank for exchanging transactions of foreign currency cash.
Morgan Stanley sells oil trading assets to Rosneft
Investment bank Morgan Stanley Friday announced plans to sell part of its commodity business to Russian oil giant Rosneft for an undisclosed sum.
Temirbank appoints new CEO
The board of directors of Temirbank decided to terminate the CEO Murat Baisynov early.
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.
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.
Billionaire Utemuratov buys two Kazakhstan banks
Kazakh billionaire Bulat Utemuratov has finalized the deal to purchase Alliance Bank and Temirbank from Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Slovenia to receive banking bailout bill
Slovenia is to learn later this week if it has enough money to shore up its banks on its own or become the latest eurozone country to need outside help.
Chinese investors look to mine Bitcoin volatility
Chinese speculators have seen Bitcoin values plunge, soar and plunge again within days, but say the virtual currency's extreme volatility is a profit opportunity despite the white-knuckle ride.
Temirbank and Alliance Bank sales: decision to be reached this year
The decision on sale of Temirbank and Alliance Bank will be finalized by the end of the year.
Nurlan Kussainov resigns as Development Bank of Kazakhstan CEO
Nurlan Kussainov has resigned as CEO of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK).
BoJ holds fire on stimulus, says economy recovering
The Bank of Japan on Thursday held off announcing any fresh measures to stimulate the economy, saying it was "recovering moderately" and that efforts to stoke inflation were taking hold.
Kazakhstan considers Personal Bankruptcy law
Kazakhstan is considering adopting a personal bankruptcy law.
Japan October trade deficit nearly doubles on energy bills
Japan's October trade deficit nearly doubled from a year ago, official data showed Wednesday, as soaring post-Fukushima energy bills eclipsed an improving export picture.
Drugs scandal rocks Britain's troubled 'ethical' bank
Britain's Co-operative Bank, which prides itself on ethical investments, has been plunged deeper into crisis after its former chairman was filmed allegedly seeking to buy drugs.
WTO to open access into Kazakhstan for telecom companies and banks
Joining the WTO will affect the telecommunication services rates in Kazakhstan.