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Canada slaps new sanctions on Russia oil sector over Ukraine
Canada announced fresh sanctions on Russia over its support for rebels in Ukraine, targeting 20 Russian politicians and Ukrainian separatist leaders.
20 December 2014
Apple halts Russia online sales as ruble tumbles
Apple said it had halted online sales of iPhones, iPads and computers in Russia as the ruble's plunge made it difficult for sellers of imported goods to fix local prices.
17 December 2014
OPEC will not step in to support oil prices: Kuwait
OPEC has no plans to intervene in the oil market to shore up sagging crude prices, the Kuwaiti oil minister said, as Brent crude breached the $60 mark.
17 December 2014
Russia grapples with shock ruble fall
The Russian currency crashed to unprecedented lows trading at 80 rubles to the dollar and 100 to the euro.
17 December 2014
Ikea ruffles a few feathers with first Korean store
Global furniture giant Ikea opens its first store in South Korea, a much-anticipated market entry that has stumbled at a number of commercial and cultural hurdles along the way.
16 December 2014
Oil prices mixed ahead of key OPEC meeting
Oil prices were mixed in Asia ahead of a crucial meeting of the OPEC cartel later in the week that will discuss whether to trim output, analysts said.
24 November 2014
'Call of Duty' blasts past $10 bn in sales
Blockbuster military shooter video game "Call of Duty" has blasted past $10 billion in lifetime sales.
21 November 2014
Kuwait sees no output cut at OPEC meeting
OPEC is not likely to cut crude output when it meets later this month amid hopes that the market will absorb surplus supplies, the Kuwaiti oil minister said.
11 November 2014
Deloitte, PwC, KPMG have captured Kazakh market: MP
Kazakh MP Vladislav Kosarev has declared that something needs to be done about the foreign audit companies that have captured the Kazakh market.
31 October 2014
Governor of National Bank of Kazakhstan sees no reasons to worry about dynamics on international markets
Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan has declared there was no reason to be worried about falling oil prices and West-Russia sanctions reciprocation.
31 October 2014
French unemployment hits new record
Unemployment in France hit a new record in September, with official statistics published showing 3.43 million people claimed jobless benefits.
25 October 2014
Virus-free potato to hit Kazakhstan market in 2016
Kazakhstani scientists have developed virus-free potato that will soon hit the shelves of Kazakh stores.
23 October 2014
Dollar gains as eurozone concerns linger
The dollar Friday climbed against other currencies following dovish comments from US and British central bankers and continued concern about the eurozone
18 October 2014
Apple starts iPhone 6 sales in key China market
Apple began selling its latest iPhone in China Friday, nearly a month after other major territories due to a licence delay by regulators.
17 October 2014
Oil prices and currency rates approach alarming levels for Kazakhstan
Financial analyst Anna Kokoreva explains how the oil prices pressure Kazakhstan's economy.
15 October 2014
Russia's ruble hits new record low as oil price adds pressure
Russia's ruble slumped to new all-time lows against the euro and dollar despite the central bank spending billions to defend the currency.
14 October 2014
Eurasian Economic Union to resolve Kazakhstan's fuel problems
The Eurasian Economic Union, according to the former head of the KazMunaiGas Lyazzat Kiinov, will have a positive effect on the situation with petrol in Kazakhstan.
10 October 2014
Kazakhstan to export lamb to Bahrain and later to China and Iran
Kazakhstan's agriculture development holding KazAgro has started exporting meat to Bahrain.
19 September 2014
Additional gas to be imported from Russia: KazMunaiGas Onimderi
KazMunaiGaz will import addition AI-92 gas from Russia to Kazakhstan.
01 September 2014
Kazakh tour companies losing market to Russian firms
Kazakhstani tour operators may eventually be forced out of business by Russian companies through 'dumping'.
30 August 2014