Kazakhstan mulls halving crude export dutyIn the wake of dropping oil prices, the crude export duty rate in Kazakhstan, according to Halyk Finance analytics, could be reduced by half.
Britain awaits critical pre-election budgetBritain's coalition government will deliver a highly political budget Wednesday that will set the stage for a knife-edge election battle in 50 days' time.
18 March 2015
EU, Germany raise 'Grexit' alarm over Greece bailoutEU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned of an alarming lack of progress in talks on Greece's bailout, as Germany raised the spectre of a tumultuous Greek exit from the euro.
14 March 2015
Twitter buys livestream app maker PeriscopeTwitter said it had purchased the maker of the video streaming app Periscope, amid what seems to be surging interest in live video sharing.
Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphonesSeveral big Asian phone companies launched new high-end smartphones and other wireless gizmos, hoping to challenge US giant Apple in a big year for wireless gadgets.
Mexico's Pemex oil firm posts $17.7 billion lossMexico's state-owned energy firm Pemex posted a $17.7 billion loss for 2014, hit by falling crude prices, fuel thefts by gangs and the peso's drop against the dollar.
28 February 2015
British claim to have cut EU charge false: reportA British government claim to have negotiated the halving of a £1.7 billion payment demanded by the European Union is "not supported by the facts".
27 February 2015
Kerry to meet Russian, Iranian FMs next weekUS Secretary of State John Kerry will meet next week with his Russian and Iranian counterparts seeking an end to fighting in Ukraine and to advance a nuclear deal with Iran.
West's shows 'unwillingness' in Ukraine truce: LavrovRussia called Western threats of fresh sanctions against Moscow evidence that Washington and Brussels are not interested in the success of a troubled truce in Ukraine.