Ukraine adds Russian oil import ban to growing trade war
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk intends to introduce a ban on oil product imports from Russia.
Israel advises citizens to leave Turkey citing attack risk
Israel advised its citizens to leave Turkey citing the potential for jihadist attacks.
Brazil debates economic cost of corruption investigation
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is warning that the Petrobras corruption probe is paralyzing the Brazilian economy.
Central Asia strongman regimes challenged by stuttering economy
Now authorities across ex-Soviet Central Asia are facing an unexpected legitimacy test as falling oil prices and Russia's recession.
Weakest return for Norway sovereign wealth fund since 2011
The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway's public pension fund, posted a 2.7-percent return in 2015 owing to real estate and the global stock market recovery.
Putin says agreement sealed with Russian oil firms to freeze output
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he had sealed a pact with the country's oil majors to freeze production.
Tenge slides 100% in 5 months; what next for Kazakhstan?
Amid falling oil prices and tenge exchange rate fluctuations, experts are wary to predict Kazakhstan's future.
Iran boosts oil production by 500K, condemns new sanctions
Iran announced a major boost in oil production on Monday after the lifting of sanctions under its nuclear deal.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gulf monarchs seek united front at annual summit
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates face regional divisions, but will struggle to find common ground.
Kazakhstan's national companies face major restructuring
Kazakhstani national companies will soon be facing a major restructuring.
Kazakhstan revises 2015 inflation rate forecast
Minister of National Economy Yerbolat Dossayev announced the increase of inflation corridor from 6-8 percent to 8-10 percent for 2015.
Standard & Poors no longer takes Kashagan into account when assigning ratings to Kazakhstan
The project is likely to be regarded as ad addition to the current economic growth model that has been recently shaped: S&P’s Associate Director Karen Vartapetov.
Iran and China to join construction of Kazakhstan's oil refinery
Kazakhstan is to construct its fourth oil refinery in cooperation with Iran and China.
OPEC chief confident of a balanced oil market in 2016
OPEC is confident that the oil market will be "more balanced" next year as non-OPEC production has contracted and global demand is increasing.
Kazakhstan mulling privatization of oil refineries
Oil production in Kazakhstan in 2014 stood at 73.7 million tons. The three Kazakhstan-based oil refineries produced a total of 3.02 million tons of petrol.