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.
Majilis approved draft law on countering money laundering and financing terrorism
Kazakhstan deputies have approved the draft law on countering money laundering and financing terrorism.
Money collector robbed of $150 thousand in Almaty
$100 thousand and 7.4 million tenge have been lifted from a money collector of an exchange bureau in Almaty.
Ablyazov was siphoning off money of Russian AMT Bank to U.S. via Kazakhstan
Ex-chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was siphoning off the funds of Russian AMT Bank to the U.S. via Kazakhstan.
2,000 tenge notes counterfeiters rounded in Pavlodar
A Pavlodar citizen was apprehended in suspicion of running of an underground shop for production and sales of counterfeit notes.
Average wedding party costs $15,000 in Almaty
A regular 100-guest wedding party in a restaurant in Almaty is estimated to cost $13,000-15,000.
FBI experts train Kazakhstan financial police to detect money laundering
FBI experts trained personnel of Kazakhstan financial police on detection of money laundering schemes and financial terrorism.
National Bank preparing for e-tenge
Kazakhstan National Bank is working on implementation of e-tenge electronic money system.