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Hollande says Nokia must guarantee French jobs in Alcatel deal French President Francois Hollande said he supported Finnish firm Nokia's 15.6-billion-euro ($16.6 billion) bid to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent.
16 April 2015 13:33
Nokia agrees 15.6-bn-euro deal to buy Alcatel-Lucent Nokia has struck a 15.6-billion-euro deal to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent to create the world's biggest supplier of mobile phone network equipment.
15 April 2015 16:50
EU to announce Wednesday on Google anti-trust probe EU competition regulators are set to announce whether they will file anti-trust charges against Google over its domination of the European search market.
15 April 2015 15:52
IMF to 'closely' examine currency swings: German source Top finance officials from the world's leading economies are keeping a close eye on exchange rate swings and will discuss developments in China's currency.
15 April 2015 10:51
Pepsi ousts Coke as NBA sponsor; Coke takes soccer play PepsiCo will replace Coca-Cola as the official beverage partner of the National Basketball Association, while Coke has teamed up with Major League Soccer.
14 April 2015 15:15
Obama zings Latin America over economic visions US President Barack Obama zinged Latin American leaders who have not moved beyond the economic dogma that defined the Cold War era.
11 April 2015 12:39
India's Modi to talk jets, nuclear energy in France Once persona non grata in Europe, India's prime minister will be welcomed with open arms in Paris as he kicks off his maiden visit to the continent to woo investors.
10 April 2015 14:13
Greece to make April IMF payment, but uncertainty reigns Greece is due to make its 459 million euro ($495 million) April loan payment to the IMF following days of uncertainty.
09 April 2015 15:06
Producers of milk and butter mislead consumers: Kazakhstan's Agriculture Minister Kazakhstan’s Minister of Agriculture Asylzhan Mamytbekov has talked about dairy products, particularly milk and butter, at the Food Security Conference held in Astana on March 13.
09 April 2015 14:29
Royal Dutch Shell agrees £47bn deal for BG Group Energy titan Royal Dutch Shell announced a mega takeover of British rival BG Group worth £47 billion.
08 April 2015 15:56
Greece agrees to repay IMF debt by April 9: Lagarde Greece has agreed to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund by April 9, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said after a meeting with Greek Finance Minister.
06 April 2015 14:26
Greece 'confident' of paying IMF on time: govt source Greece will meet its financial obligations to the IMF, easing speculation that Athens could default on its debts with unknowable consequences for global markets.
04 April 2015 14:04
Toyota to build new plants in China, Mexico: media Japanese auto giant Toyota plans to invest a combined $1.3 billion to build new plants in China and Mexico, its first major investment in five years.
03 April 2015 14:15
Hungary to simplify visa regime for Kazakhstan Hungary plans to simplify the visa regime for Kazakhstani citizens.
03 April 2015 12:43
KazKommertsBank names new Chairman of Directors Board and Chairman of Management Board The Board of Directors of KazKommertsBank has named the new Chairman of the Board of Directors and the new Chairman of the Management Board.
01 April 2015 01:38
Tesla shares jump on Musk 'tease' in tweet Tesla Motors shares jumped Monday after co-founder Elon Musk tweeted that the company would unveil as "major" new product line next month.
31 March 2015 14:25
Soros ready to pour $1 bn into Ukraine US financier George Soros said Monday he was ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if the West promised to help the embattled country.
30 March 2015 15:44
Greece seeks 'happy ending' as creditors mull loan deal Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in remarks published he hoped key talks with international creditors would yield a "happy ending".
30 March 2015 12:43
After charm offensive, EU pressure on Greece for reform results A charm offensive by Greece's prime minister this week calmed bruised relations with Germany, but pressure remains on Athens to deliver on promised reforms.
25 March 2015 12:28
I have no doubt Nursultan Nazarbayev will win elections: Russian economist Mikhail Khazin A prominent Russian economist Mikhail Khazin has expressed firm confidence in Nazarbayev’s victory in the forthcoming elections.
21 March 2015 22:54
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