Icahn takes eBay stake, seeks PayPal spinoff
EBay said Wednesday that activist investor Carl Icahn had taken a stake in the online retailer and was seeking a spinoff of its PayPal financial payments unit.
Dollar gains on euro as new year opens
The dollar rose against the euro Thursday as investors pushed back into the greenback and sent US bond yields lower.
$800 million to be invested into second-tier banks by Baiterek Holding
Baiterek Holding running the State Program of Accelerated Innovative and Industrial Development will channel $800mln into Kazakhstan banks.
Football: Singapore businessman lines up Valencia takeover
Singaporean businessman Peter Lim has made a bid to take over financially stricken La Liga side Valencia and wipe out its debts, the club's president Amadeo Salvo announced on Sunday.
Billionaire Utemuratov buys two Kazakhstan banks
Kazakh billionaire Bulat Utemuratov has finalized the deal to purchase Alliance Bank and Temirbank from Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Hollande vows to share French technology with Brazil
French President Francois Hollande, on a state visit to Brazil, on touted his country's readiness Thursday to share its technological know-how with the emerging South American powerhouse.
Vietnam shipping executives on trial for embezzlement
Former top executives at Vietnam's scandal-hit national shipping company Vinalines went on trial Thursday for embezzlement and defying state regulations.
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.
JPMorgan to pay investors $4.5bn over mortgage bonds
JPMorgan Chase said Friday it had reached a deal with 21 institutional investors to pay $4.5 billion for losses on mortgage securities it and Bear Stearns sold before the financial crisis.
40 subsurface use contracts to be terminated in Kazakhstan
Around 40 contracts on subsurface use will be terminated in Kazakhstan by the end of the year.
RMK to invest $600 million in Kazakhstan
Russkaya Mednaya Kompaniya (RMK) plans to invest 600 million dollars in the execution of projects in Kazakhstan.
Tethys Petroleum selling 50 percent of Kazakh assets to Chinese equity fund
Tethys Petrolium is selling 50 percent of its Kazakhstan assets to SinoHan Oil and Gas Investment.
China among world's top three investors in 2012: govt
China became one of the world's top three investors for the first time last year as its foreign investment soared to a new record.
Raised offer for Dell hinges on change in vote process
Michael Dell and his investor allies modestly boosted their buyout offer Wednesday for the struggling computer giant he founded, and asked the board to change the method for shareholder approval.
Foreign investors ask Kazakhstan to simplify visa procedures
The round-table meeting on protection of the investors’ rights has been held in Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry.
Investment ombudsman's first meeting to be held in Astana
The first meeting of the Kazakhstan investment ombudsman will be held in Astana on June 18.
Foreign Investors Council to discuss Kazakhstan's innovative-technological development
The 26th plenary meeting of Kazakhstan President’s Foreign Investors Council is being held in Astana.
Nazarbayev suggests transferring public universities to foreign management
Nazarbayev suggests to transfer some of Kazakhstan's public universities to foreign corporations and national companies for management.
Nazarbayev discusses cooperation in airspace with foreign investors
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a meeting with participants of the Foreign Investors Council yesterday.
Nazarbayev to hold foreign investors council meeting
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev will hold a meeting of the foreign investors council on May 22.
