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Kazakhstan National Bank explains tenge depreciation and equilibrium rate Kazakh National Bank Governor Akishev talks about mechanisms behind depreciation of the tenge and central bank’s role in shaping Kazakhstan

28 December 2015

Inflation in Kazakhstan nears 13%, central bank admits Inflation in Kazakhstan reached 12.8% in the end of November. National Bank's Akishev names tenge depreciation the main driver.

28 December 2015

China adopts first counter-terrorism law China adopted its first counter-terrorism law Sunday: its provisions may tighten media controls and threaten the intellectual property of foreign firms.

28 December 2015

Kazakhstan should enhance protection of nuclear facilities from ISIS: expert According to Senior Research Fellow at the Kazakhstani Institute of Strategic Studies Dauren Aben, Kazakhstan needs to increase security at its nuclear facilities to safeguard them from the ISIS.

25 December 2015

Kazakhstan to introduce visa free entry for developed countries Kazakhstan plans to simplify visa procedures for 34 OECD countries, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore and Monaco.

25 December 2015

British astronaut dials wrong number on Xmas call from space Tim Peake, the first British astronaut on the International Space Station, dialled a wrong number after trying to phone home for Christmas, asking a woman "Is this planet Earth?"

25 December 2015

Foreigners drawn to Myanmar's bone-crunching kickboxing A roar erupted at the Yangon ring as the home champion ploughed a right hook into his American opponent's face, crumpling him to the canvas in the opening round of the bone-crunching kickboxing bout.

25 December 2015

Several killed in huge blast at Nigeria gas plant A huge explosion at an industrial gas plant in southeastern Nigeria razed nearby buildings and killed several people on Christmas Eve.

25 December 2015

Turkish Internet servers reeling under huge cyber attack Turkish Internet servers are suffering a powerful cyber attack from abroad, slowing banking services and fanning fears.

25 December 2015

Ukraine to introduce embargo against Russian food: PM Ukraine is responding to Moscow's food embargo with "mirror sanctions" of its own, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced.

24 December 2015

Israel probes video of Jewish extremists celebrating toddler death Israeli authorities said Thursday they had opened an investigation into a video showing gun-wielding Jewish extremists at a wedding celebrating the death of a Palestinian toddler in a firebombing.

24 December 2015

Mitsubishi Heavy postpones delivery of first made-in-Japan jet Mitsubishi Heavy is postponing delivery of the first made-in-Japan passenger jet, a little more than a month after its maiden test flight.

24 December 2015

Turkmenistan eyes Western markets with new $2.5 bln gas link Turkmenistan hailed on Wednesday the completion of a $2.5 billion gas pipeline connecting its abundant eastern gas fields to the Caspian Sea while potentially expanding Europe's energy security options.

23 December 2015

Germany bans booking.com's 'best price' clauses The German cartel authorities have banned the online hotel booking portal, Booking.com, from using 'best pricer clause.

23 December 2015

Tajikistan bans trees, decorations in schools during festive season Tajikistan has tightened restrictions on celebrations of the traditional festive season in schools in the Central Asian country, banning Christmas trees and gift-giving.

22 December 2015

Oil price slump forces Azerbaijan to stop propping up currency Energy-rich Azerbaijan, whose economy has been hit hard by falling oil prices, withdrew support Monday for its embattled currency and the manat plunged by nearly a third against the dollar.

22 December 2015

US spacewalkers will aim to move stalled rail car American astronauts will step out on a spacewalk Monday to move a stalled rail car that is stuck outside the International Space Station.

21 December 2015

Enraged cabbies unite worldwide against Uber in 2015 From London and Paris to New Delhi and Sao Paulo, traditional taxi drivers united worldwide against Uber in 2015, a year that saw riots, legal battles and even a kidnapping in protest against the startup.

21 December 2015

Putin: 'We don't want the USSR back but no one believes us' Russia is not trying to bring back the USSR, President Vladimir Putin said in a documentary aired Sunday, but the problem is that "nobody wants to believe it"

21 December 2015

Brent hits 11-year low as oil extends slide on glut worries European benchmark Brent crude slid to an 11-year low on Monday as oil prices resumed their slide in an oversupplied global market facing the prospect of renewed US exports.

21 December 2015

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