Kazakhstan bank assets to reach 80% of GDP by 2020According to the National Bank, from 2011 to 2013 Kazakhstan-based banks’ assets grew by 28.5% to reach $85 billion, with the assets to the GDP ratio diminishing from 55% to 46%.
15 April 2014
S. Korea state insurer sues three tobacco makersSouth Korea's state health insurer said Monday it had filed a lawsuit against three domestic and foreign tobacco makers, seeking damages of 53.7 billion won ($51.6 million) for payouts over smoking-related illnesses.
15 April 2014
Citigroup cuts 200-300 jobsUS bank Citigroup has cut between 200 and 300 additional jobs, most in the global markets business, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
15 April 2014
Air Astana dropped from EU's grey listAir Astana left the European Commission’s "grey list" and can now increase the number of flights to the European Union countries.
Italy IVF patient pregnant with wrong embryosA woman who underwent fertility treatment at a clinic in Rome became pregnant with the twins of another couple after their embryos were mixed up, press reports said.
14 April 2014
Mass DNA tests at French school to find rapistMore than 500 male students and staff were to give DNA samples in an unprecedented operation launched Monday to uncover who raped a 16-year-old girl in the toilets of a French school.
'Hunger Games' wins big at MTV Movie AwardsThe second installment of "The Hunger Games" saga dominated the MTV Movie Awards Sunday, with a best-film trophy and best actor awards for Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence.
French Jewish group urges Hitler furniture auction banFrance's main Jewish body on Sunday called for the cancellation of an auction of Adolf Hitler and Nazi air force chief Hermann Goering's personal effects due in Paris next month.
Taiwanese tourists hurt in Japan deer rampageVisitors to one of usually-safe Japan's most celebrated spots are being warned to be on the lookout, after two Taiwanese tourists were injured in a rampage by a wild deer.
14 April 2014
'The Grandmaster' dominates Hong Kong Film AwardsMartial arts fantasy "The Grandmaster" enjoyed a bonanza Sunday with 12 wins at the Hong Kong Film Awards including best movie and best director for Wong Kar-wai.
14 April 2014
China police seize thousands of guns, knives: mediaPolice in China have seized a huge cache of weapons including 15,000 guns and 120,000 knives from an illegal arms ring and detained 15 suspects, state media reported.
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