Zimbabwe vote body seeks $104 mn for referendum
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe's electoral commission needs $104 million to organise a referendum on a new constitution that would pave way for a vote on a successor to the country's shaky coalition government.
Facebook tailoring ad services for businesses
Facebook's chief operating officer was in New York on Monday working to bolster investor confidence with assurances that the social network was intent on making money.
Hong Kong tycoon swamped with offers for gay daughter's hand
A Hong Kong tycoon who offered a $65 million "marriage bounty" to any man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter has been inundated with applications from around the globe, a report said Friday.
Colombia nabs 2 who swallowed $40,000 in cash
Colombia police said Friday they have arrested two men who had each ingested about $40,000 before trying to enter the country, in what may be a novel form of money laundering.
Nazarbayev instructed to set barrier to shadow economy
An important task is to create legislative barriers for the shadow economy and attempts to take budget funds into the shade: Nazarbayev.
Angry families demand funds over US shooting
Families of victims of the Colorado movie theater shooting voiced anger Tuesday over the distribution of funds intended for them, saying they had so far received only a tiny slice.
New Zealand 'runaway millionaire' jailed for theft
A New Zealand man who fled to China after a bank mistakenly deposited millions of dollars into his account was jailed for four years and seven months Friday.
Shell paid Nigeria millions to guard oil facilities: group
An oil industry watchdog said Monday that Shell paid Nigeria's military and police $65 million over two years to secure company facilities, alleging the firm had bankrolled forces widely accused of rights abuses.
Kazakhstan is third among countries with most generous Olympic money prizes
Kazakhstan will award its Olympic champions with $250,000, silver prize-winners with $150,000 and bronze prize-winners with $75,000.
Australia smashes $500 mln Hong Kong drug ring
Australian police have seized half a billion dollars' worth of crystal methamphetamine and heroin after smashing a Hong Kong-linked international drugs syndicate.
Young African women risk HIV infections from older men
Poverty drove single teenage mother Kate Mzungu to seek out a rich older man, who buys her food and pays for her housing in exchange for the pleasures of her young company.
Huge money spin in Kazakhstan's shadow economy
The turnover of Kazakhstan’s shadow economy has amounted not to even to dozens but to hundreds of millions of dollars in the last 5 years.
Astana "eats off" other Kazakhstan citizens
Kazakhstan's budget expenses per one Astana citizen are 2-3 times higher than for any other Kazakhstan citizens.
Toshiba fined in US antitrust case
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Tuesday a jury has ordered it to pay $87 million in a price-fixing case on LCD displays, but that it ultimately may not end up paying damages.
U.S. court released Kazakhstan citizen accused of money laundering
Kazakhstan citizen Aleksey Li, arrested in the United States for money laundering, has been released.
Furious Spanish investors seek Bankia scalps
Furious pensioners who lost savings through investments in ruined lender Bankia booed its managers Friday, branding them thieves, at the first shareholders' meeting since the bank's huge rescue.
Nazarbayev approved amendments to the law countering terrorism financing
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law on countering money laundering and financing terrorism.
We will tear off the heads of those who steal state money: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has threatened officials with a severe punishment for wasteful spending of state money.
VIDEO: Organizer of assault on exchange bureau’s money collector apprehended in Almaty
The criminal case on the recent assault over the exchange bureau’s money collector was solved in Almaty.
Kazakh woman becomes millionaire in UAE
A newly wed woman from Kazakhstan has won one million dirham ($ 272 thousand) in a lottery held by Dubai Bank in the United Arab Emirates.