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Slovenia to receive banking bailout bill
Slovenia is to learn later this week if it has enough money to shore up its banks on its own or become the latest eurozone country to need outside help.
11 December 2013
Chinese investors look to mine Bitcoin volatility
Chinese speculators have seen Bitcoin values plunge, soar and plunge again within days, but say the virtual currency's extreme volatility is a profit opportunity despite the white-knuckle ride.
11 December 2013
Borovoye transformation into real resort area costs $1.5 billion
Transformation of Borovoye resort into a year-round resort needs private and government investments in the amount of $1.5 billion.
10 December 2013
Bitcoin may threaten Kazakhstan's financial stability: Dalenov
Bitcoin currency may be a threat to the financial system of Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Vice-Minister of Finance Ruslan Dalenov.
10 December 2013
Kazakhstan to improve 80% of its roads by 2020
The most road sectors of Kazakhstan will be repaired by the 2020.
09 December 2013
US urges Supreme Court to review Argentina debt case
The US government has urged the Supreme Court to intervene in Argentina's fight over paying up on its defaulted debt, saying a lower court ruling against the country was wrong.
07 December 2013
Japan, SE Asia in talks to expand currency swap
Japan and Southeast Asian countries are in talks over expanding currency swap arrangements to help cushion their economies in financial emergencies, an official said Thursday, ahead of a Japan-ASEAN summit next week.
06 December 2013
Tokyo to launch $53.8 bn stimulus package
Tokyo will announce a spending package worth almost $54 billion on Thursday, media reports said, in a bid to offset a tax hike that comes into effect next year and which critics fear will derail Japan's economic recovery.
05 December 2013
Average salary to reach $1000 in five years in Kazakhstan
Average salary will make 150 thousand tenge ($980) in five years in Kazakhstan: Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan.
05 December 2013
Qantas to cut 1,000 jobs, says challenges "immense"
Australian carrier Qantas announced the axing of 1,000 jobs and warned of "immense" challenges ahead in a shock profit downgrade Thursday, flagging a half-year loss of up to Aus$300 million (US$271 million).
05 December 2013
French court starts Ablyazov's extradition hearing
Aix-en-Provence court of France is hearing the extradition case of the former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
05 December 2013
With $65 bn in debt, is Puerto Rico America's Greece?
Laden with debt, its economy in recession: Is the US territory of Puerto Rico poised to become another Greece?
04 December 2013
Football: Brazil risks own goal with high Cup prices
Eyeing a massive boost to tourism and prestige, Brazil hoped it had won the jackpot in earning the right to host the next World Cup and summer Olympics.
03 December 2013
Kazakhstan wants more large cities like Almaty and Astana
Kazakhstan will focus on urban expansion of Astana, Almaty, Aktobe, Aktau and Shymkent and making them economic growth hubs.
30 November 2013
Crisis what crisis? Portugal's richest get richer
Portugal may be mired in a debt crisis, but its 25 richest people got 16 percent wealthier in 2013, with fortunes equivalent to nearly 10 percent of the country's GDP, rankings published Thursday showed.
29 November 2013
Pacific faces big economic losses from climate change: ADB
The Pacific region faces serious economic losses due to climate change and it is critical that nations causing the problem step in to help, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.
26 November 2013
Aktau oil tanker explosion: train driver transferred to Burn Center in Astana
The train driver Berik Kulbarakov who suffered burns in the oil tanker explosion near Aktau has been transferred to the Burn Center in Astana.
25 November 2013
Eurozone warns Spain, Italy to deliver on commitments
The eurozone Friday warned five countries led by Spain and Italy to deliver on promises to hit deficit and debt targets in national spending plans next year.
24 November 2013
London's High Court sentences Ablyazov’s brother-in-law to 22 months in prison
London's High Court has sentenced Salim Shalabayev, brother of Mukhtar Ablyazov wife Alma Shalabayeva, to 22 months in prison for contempt of court.
22 November 2013