News about finance
New debt would be 'worst possible' error in EU: Schaeuble
Running up new debt would be "the worst possible" thing to do, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday as a debate resurfaces over an easing of EU fiscal rules.
24 June 2014 14:33
G20 lagging on growth targets: Australia
Reforms proposed to lift global growth in line with a target set by the world's biggest economies earlier this year are so far falling short, Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey said.
23 June 2014 12:30
Kazakh VIce-PM about foreign debt
Kazakhstan's Vice Prime Minister and Minster of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov reported to the Parliament about the measures the government was planning to use to reduce the foreign debt of the country.
22 June 2014 12:43
American Airlines, owed $750 mn, trims flights to Venezuela
American Airlines, owed some $750 million by Venezuela, said Tuesday it was sharply reducing flights to the South American nation from July after the two sides failed to read a deal, a spokesman said.
18 June 2014 10:39
Kazakhstan GDP growth slows down: S&P
Standard & Poor’s rating agency predicts a decline in Kazakhstan GDP to 4.5% due to reduced volumes of oil production and a slowdown of the Russian economy.
18 June 2014 00:07
$210 million needed now for Bosnia floods: UN
The United Nations estimates it will cost $210 million to cover immediate priority needs for the next six months in Bosnia, alone, after devastating floods hit the region, an official said.
10 June 2014 14:11
Over $1.5 billion embezzled in Kazakhstan since 2013: Financial Police
Nearly 300 billion tenge ($1.6 billion) has been embezzled in Kazakhstan since 2013.
06 June 2014 01:49
No deficit of tenge bills in Kazakhstan: Kelimbetov
Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov denies rumors about shortages of tenge bills in Kazakhstan.
06 June 2014 01:29
Almaty is Eurasian Union's Frankfurt in the making: Kelimbetov
Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov declared that Almaty is Eurasian Union's Frankfurt in the making.
05 June 2014 16:48
Australians lose $100 million in coins each year
Australians lose more than $100 million worth of coins down the back of sofas and car seats each year, the Royal Australian Mint said.
05 June 2014 12:05
Eurasian Union to stabilize Tenge: Kazakh minister Idrissov
The new Treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union raises concerns about stability of Kazakhstan's national currency, the tenge, among the representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in Astana.
02 June 2014 18:26
Drastic change in the world financial system required: Nazarbayev
There is a need to rethink the global financial system, the Kazakhstan president declared at the VII Astana Economic Forum.
28 May 2014 19:18
Legalization of capital in Kazakhstan - Cui bono?
The upcoming legalization of capital in Kazakhstan will benefit primarily the state officials - this is the opinion of the head of the Association of Entrepreneurs of Almaty Viktor Yambayev.
28 May 2014 19:03
No common currency in Eurasian Economic Union
Deputy Justice Minister of Kazakhstan Elvira Asimova said that there would be no common currency in the Eurasian Economic Union.
27 May 2014 16:21
Kazakhstan banks exposed to high forex risk: S&P
Associate Director for Financial Institutions at Standard & Poor's Natalia Yalovskaya said that Kazakhstani banks were exposed to increased forex risk.
23 May 2014 15:40
$138 billion offshored from Kazakhstan
At a meeting of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan it was announced that according to international estimates the money offshored from Kazakhstan amounts to $138 billion.
23 May 2014 12:49
Bulat Utemuratov finalizes Temirbank and Alliance Bank purchase and talks about their future
Samruk-Kazyna National Wealth Fund finalized sale of its shares in two Kazakhstan banks, Temirbank and Alliance Bank, to Bulat Utemuratov.
20 May 2014 18:21
Swiss turn down world's highest minimum wage
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to introduce the world's highest minimum wage, which would have guaranteed every worker in one of the world's priciest nations at least $25 an hour.
19 May 2014 12:40
Bank of America enters KASE
Bank of America has entered the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE).
16 May 2014 18:53
Kazakhstan bans anonymous bank accounts
A new law that prohibits opening of anonymous bank accounts has been adopted in Kazakhstan.
16 May 2014 00:31