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Nuclear power stations may produce cheapest energy in Kazakhstan
Nuclear power stations may become a source of cheap energy in Kazakhstan.
18 April 2013
Pentagon requests more funding for Israel's 'Iron Dome'
The Pentagon has requested $220.3 million in 2014 to bolster Israel's "Iron Dome" missile defense system despite broader cuts to US military spending, according to budget documents.
18 April 2013
US hospitals make more money when surgery goes wrong
US hospitals face a disincentive to improve care because they make drastically more money when surgery goes wrong than when a patient is discharged with no complications.
17 April 2013
Organised crime worth $90 bn a year in East Asia
Organised crime groups dealing in fake goods, drugs, human trafficking and illicit wildlife trade earn nearly $90 billion annually in East Asia and the Pacific.
16 April 2013
S. Korea proposes $17.3 bn extra budget for 2013
South Korea proposed Tuesday a 17.3 trillion won ($15.4 billion) supplementary budget to help boost the economy, including further spending on defence at a time of heightened tensions with the North.
16 April 2013
Kazakhstan residents spent $1.5 billion online in 2012
Kazakhstan residents made online purchases worth almost $1.5 billion in 2012, but only $60 million fell on the local Internet market: Nazarbayev.
16 April 2013
EU finance ministers tackle tax-fraud
European Union finance ministers tackle tax fraud and money-laundering as they wrap up two days of talks on Saturday.
13 April 2013
Euro ministers in bid to finalise Cyprus bailout
Eurozone and EU finance ministers meet in Dublin from Friday to finalise the Cyprus bailout and consider extending debt repayment dates for Portugal and Ireland.
12 April 2013
With back against wall, Portugal pushes on with austerity
Despite the risk of aggravating the recession and unemployment, Portugal's government is wagering that following the austerity prescribed by its creditors will help it regain market confidence and avoid a second bailout.
10 April 2013
Asian economies to rebound but recovery fragile: ADB
The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday the region's emerging economies would pick up this year but warned that the recovery remained fragile due to the eurozone crisis and tensions in Asia.
09 April 2013
Kazakhstan invested over $1 billion in Cyprus: Marchenko
Kazakhstan invested $1.162 billion into Cyprus as of the end of 2012.
09 April 2013
Kazakhstan to benefit from joining WTO: EDB
Kazakhstan can have significant benefits from accession into the WTO: EDB expert.
09 April 2013
Portugal PM announces severe spending cuts
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho called for severe cuts in public spending after a court rejected a number of austerity measures.
08 April 2013
Britain brings in ban on 'rip-off' surcharges
A ban on "rip-off" surcharges imposed on credit card spending came into force in Britain on Saturday, meaning traders must ensure that the extra fees reflect genuine processing costs.
06 April 2013
Mass leaks 'reveal secret world of tax havens'
Millions of emails and leaked records from offshore tax havens have exposed the identities of thousands of holders of offshore accounts.
05 April 2013
Dementia costlier than cancer, heart disease: study
Dementia costs more each year in the United States than cancer or heart disease, with annual costs ranging from $157 billion to $215 billion.
04 April 2013
Blow for Hollande as ex-minister charged in tax fraud probe
France's ex-budget minister Jerome Cahuzac was charged Tuesday in a tax fraud probe after he admitted having a foreign bank account, dealing a fresh blow to President Francois Hollande's embattled government.
03 April 2013
New Cyprus finance minister to be sworn in
Cyprus's new finance minister was due to be sworn in Wednesday following his predecessor's resignation hours after a probe was launched into how the island was pushed to the verge of bankruptcy.
03 April 2013
Buying BTA Bank may have harm Halyk Bank: Standard & Poor’s
In case of this deal Halyk will become the biggest Kazakhstan bank by assets and its market share will make over 25 percent.
03 April 2013
Early retirement possible with enough savings: Kazakhstan Minister
The current savings threshold in Kazakhstan is 3.1 million tenge ($20.7 thousand) for women and 2.8 million tenge ($18.7 thousand) for men.
02 April 2013