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Japan must decide on trade pact before polls: minister A government minister on Friday said Japan had to decide on its participation in a huge Pacific-wide free trade deal before national polls, in what could be an early salvo in the election campaign.

09 November 2012

Scotland secures terms for 2014 independence vote Britain's prime minister and Scotland's first minister have fired the starting gun on a two-year campaign for the hearts and minds of Scottish voters ahead of an independence referendum to be held in 2014.

17 October 2012

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.

06 September 2012

US nears deal to cut Egypt debt by $1 bn: report The United States is weighing a deal with Egypt's new rulers to relieve $1 billion worth of debt, The New York Times reported Monday.

04 September 2012

Kazakhstan businessmen own Russian airports Kazakhstan's Meridian Capital bought 50 percent of T.S.Trans Siberia that owns Russian airport holding Novaport.

27 February 2012

Kazakhtelecom sold its Kcell share to the Swedish company TeliaSonera bought 49% of GSM Kazakhstan Ltd from Kazakhtelecom national communication company.

22 December 2011