News about economy

Russia's cheap gas may shut down Kazakhstani oil refineries: Minister of Energy Cheap gas from Russia can put a stop to the work of Kazakhstan’s oil refineries.

26 January 2015 14:32

Russians ready to eat less in crisis, united round Putin: deputy PM Russians are ready to ride out the current economic crisis, even by eating less food, and to stand by President Vladimir Putin's side regardless.

24 January 2015 13:28

Kerry makes impassioned Davos call to fight terrorism US Secretary of State John Kerry set out his vision for the fight against Islamist violence in an impassioned speech in Davos.

24 January 2015 11:11

Internet will 'disappear', Google boss tells Davos Google boss Eric Schmidt predicted that the Internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively "disappear" into the background.

23 January 2015 12:45

Nazarbayev discusses south-eastern Ukraine and sanctions against Russia with Obama President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has discussed the situation in Ukraine as well ask sanctions against Russia during a phone call initiated by the American President Barak Obama.

22 January 2015 17:44

eBay to slash 2,400 jobs in bid to 'compete and win' E-commerce giant eBay will slash 2,400 jobs in the current quarter as it restructures and prepares to spin off its PayPal finance unit.

22 January 2015 15:26

Russia unveils $21 bn anti-crisis plan The Russian government unveiled a $21 billion anti-crisis plan to tackle the country's stalled economy.

22 January 2015 12:51

Jews, Muslims, Christians tackle 'Charlie', religious violence at Davos What do a rabbi, an archbishop, a top Islamic academic and former British prime minister Tony Blair have in common?

22 January 2015 11:41

EBRD on Kazakhstan’s 2015 economic prospects Back in September 2014 the Bank had estimated the country’s 2015 growth rate at 5.1%.

21 January 2015 12:39

World Bank trims estimate of Ebola economic cost The World Bank trimmed its estimates of the economic damage of the Ebola epidemic.

21 January 2015 12:32

Bolstered by economy, Obama faces hostile Congress Barack Obama faces the massed ranks of Congress for the first time since his party lost control there, but don't expect him to cut a humbler figure.

20 January 2015 14:34

IMF chief warns Greece: 'A debt is a debt' IMF chief Christine Lagard warned of "consequences" if European countries try to renegotiate their debts, ahead of Greek elections.

20 January 2015 13:32

Russian government takes flak as it fails to stem economic crisis Russian authorities are coming in for growing criticism from economic insiders concerned over a lack of clear policies to deal with the crisis.

19 January 2015 16:04

Tunisia wants to join Customs Union Tunisia has sent a request for joining the Customs Union.

18 January 2015 05:52

Moody's cuts Russia debt rating one notch Moody's cut Russia's credit rating to one step above junk level Friday and warned the country was under review for a further downgrade.

17 January 2015 13:02

Barclays loses tens of millions over Swiss franc move British bank Barclays has lost "tens of millions" of dollars after Switzerland's central bank scrapped its currency ceiling against the euro.

17 January 2015 11:26

Ikea recalls 169,000 baby mattresses in US The Swedish furniture company Ikea has recalled 169,000 crib mattresses after reports that two children became trapped.

15 January 2015 12:49

EEU to develop 22 regulations for products and services The Eurasian Economic Union has began its with from developing regulations concerning various products and services.

09 January 2015 14:56