Opening ceremony of Paris Olympics at risk due to strike
Tengrinews.kz - The grand opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is under threat due to a strike by performers.
Days are numbered for 500-euro banknote
The European Central Bank is set to decide the fate of the 500-euro banknote, which many people associate with money laundering,
Saudi to take $10 billion foreign loan
Saudi Arabia will take a $10 billion loan from foreign banks to help close the gap in its state finances from collapsed oil revenues.
Kazakhstan’s National Bank invests heavily into gold
Kazakhstan’s National Bank has been steadily increasing its gold reserves over the past few years.
French MPs set to approve contested ban on paying for sex
French lawmakers are looking to outlaw sex for money and impose fines of up to 3,500 euros on prostitutes' clients.
Samsung follows Apple with launch in China of mobile payment
South Korea's Samsung announced the launch of its mobile payment service in China, a market its arch-rival Apple entered six weeks ago.
American billionaire Jim Rogers considers investing in Kazakhstan
American billionaire Jim Rogers is thinking about investing in Kazakhstan, a country he visited in October.
Pegging or no pegging: tenge in new monetary policy
Experts believe, the financial sector of Kazakhstan has not reached a complete freedom from pegging to the US dollar.
Standard & Poor's affirms Kazakhstan's credit rating at BBB
Kazakhstan's credit rating remains at BBB with a negative outlook, according to S&P's latest report.
Teachers to get 50% salary raise in 2016: Kazakhstan Minister of Education and Science
Teachers’ salaries will be increased by 20-50% depending on the qualifications.
Nazarbayev explains reasons for switching to floating exchange rate
Nazarbayev has elaborated on the reasons behind Kazakhstan's decision to send its tenge floating.
Experts comment on Kazakhstan's decision to abandon control of tenge
Kazakh and foreign experts have commented on the recent decision of Kazakhstan to stop defending its tenge and send it floating.
Nazarbayev instructs government to cut back expenses
Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed the government and Akims (Mayors) to cut back expenses where possible.
Pension reform in Kazakhstan raises questions
Kazakhstan is moving forward with its new pension system. However, some are concerned it will mean lower revenues for the state budget and more money in the shadow economy.
Nazarbayev signs Kazakhstan pension legislation amendments
Kazakhstan is getting ready to implement a new pension system.
25 y.o. Kazakhstani programmer donates $2 million for cancer research
Having worked at Barclays for half a year, a programmer from Kazakhstan Askhat Murzabayev earned a little over $2 million and donated the money to the International Cancer Research Center.
Lawyer formerly involved in Ablyazov's case appointed to Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Amnestied Ukrainian lawyer Yelena Tishchenko has been appointed to lead the newly established department for return of criminally obtained assets in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Kazakhstan's businessmen invited to do business in Croatia
Kazakhstan’s businessmen have been invited to do business in Croatia.
Kazakhstan mulls limiting cash transactions for sole proprietors
Kazakhstan mulls limiting cash transactions between sole proprietors to 1,000 MCI or 1,982,000 tenge ($10,667).
American billionaire Jim Rogers advises to invest in emerging markets like Kazakhstan
A famous American investor and businessman Jim Rogers advised to invest in the emerging markets like Iran, Kazakhstan, North Korea and a number of African countries.