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Britain's Cameron to pledge extra £12 billion for defence
British Prime Minister David Cameron is to promise an additional £12 billion to strengthen the defence forces when he unveils a five-year strategic review on Monday.
23 November 2015
Central Asian countries sign Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation with USA
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the USA have issued the Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation.
23 November 2015
Greek PM seeks 'national dialogue' on retirement reforms
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for dialogue with the country's top powers on retirement reforms days after the ruling coalition was weakened by a dwindling majority.
23 November 2015
Barclays fined another $150 mn over forex 'misconduct'
New York's financial regulator announced another $150 million fine against British bank Barclays over its "misconduct" in foreign exchange services offered to clients.
19 November 2015
National Bank's Governor post is risky business
The resignation of Kairat Kelimbetov from the post of the National Bank governor and a prompt appointment of Daniyar Akishev have raised conflicting feelings both in the media and among general public.
18 November 2015
Spain backs France's decision to miss EU deficit target
Spain backed France's decision to let EU deficit obligations slide in order to step up spending on security in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
18 November 2015
Kazakhstan changes central bank governor
Kazakhstan central bank Governor Kairat Kelimbetov was dismissed, Daniyar Akishev has been appointed as new National Bank Governor.
17 November 2015
Chairman of Development Bank of Kazakhstan on public trust in tenge
Kazakhstanis will trust tenge only when they understand reasons behind exchange rate fluctuations: Chairman of Kazakhstan Development Bank.
17 November 2015
Tenge depreciation not enough to help Kazakh exporters
In spite of a massive depreciation of the Kazakh tenge, further measure need to be taken to help the domestic manufacturers in Kazakhstan.
17 November 2015
National Champions to increase Kazakhstan's exports and GDP
National Champions are expected to develop Kazakhstan's industry and considerably increase non-commodity exports by 2018.
17 November 2015
Japan dips into recession in stumble for 'Abenomics'
Japan's economy slipped into recession for the second time since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power nearly three years ago.
16 November 2015
Turkey cancels $3.4 bln missile deal with China
Turkey has cancelled a multi-billion-dollar deal with China to build its first anti-missile system that had alarmed Ankara's allies in NATO.
16 November 2015
Kazakh tenge's sharp fluctuations period over: opinion
According to Kazakhstani financial analyst Baitas Kurmanov, Kazakh tenge exchange rate has finally stabilized.
16 November 2015
Russian jet crash puts Sharm resort staff on 'unpaid leave'
The Russian plane crash in Egypt has forced Sharm el-Sheikh hotels to send dozens of staff on "unpaid leave" as tourist numbers dwindle, with tens of thousands of jobs at risk within months.
13 November 2015
Kazakh tenge real exchange rate down by 24.7% in 2015
National Bank of Kazakhstan released data on Kazakh tenge real exchange rate against the currencies of Kazakhstan's major trade partners.
13 November 2015
Kazakhstan no longer attractive for expats because of tenge depreciation: Deutsche Welle
According to German Deutsche Welle, sharp tenge depreciation caused some foreign workers, who came to Kazakhstan for better prospects, to consider going back home.
13 November 2015
Cameron announces £9bn in UK-India deals during Modi visit
Prime Minister David Cameron said British and Indian companies will announce deals worth a total of £9.0 billion during his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's visit to Britain.
13 November 2015
Kazakhstan's Kaspi Bank acquires status of bank holding company
One of largest Kazakhstan’s banks Kaspi Bank has acquired the status of a bank holding company.
12 November 2015
Russia-Kazakhstan exchange rate policy implications discussed in Astana
Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Massimov described the implications of the Russian ruble's devaluation in fall 2014 for the Kazakh economy.
12 November 2015
Geo-economy of Eurasian region discussed at Astana Club
The first meeting of the Astana club has gathered over 50 experts in economics, politics, international relationships to discuss the geo-economic situation in the Eurasian regio
12 November 2015