Kazakhstan raising fares will buy 200 new passenger wagons
Kazakhstan railroad fares jumped 12 percent on January 7, 2013.
Oil down as euphoria over fiscal cliff deal fades
Oil prices were down in Asian trade Thursday as the initial euphoria over the fiscal cliff deal in the United States faded.
AU Optronics executive guilty in LCD price-fixing case
A US jury on Tuesday found a former senior manager at Taiwan-based AU Optronics Corp. guilty of taking part in a global scheme to rig prices of liquid crystal display screens.
IMF warns Hong Kong property faces price correction
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday warned that Hong Kong could see an abrupt fall in property prices after years of dramatic increases in one of the world's most expensive housing markets.
Food prices easing but remain sky-high: World Bank
Global food prices have eased from their July records but remain very high, putting more people in danger of hunger and malnutrition-related disease.
Oil prices ease in Asia on Gaza truce, eurozone data
Oil prices fell in Asia Friday in thin trade following the US Thanksgiving holiday, with a truce in Gaza and gloomy eurozone manufacturing data weighing on buying sentiment.
Restaurant fury as France hikes taxes on eating out
Dining out and staying in a hotel in France will become more expensive from the end of next year after the government announced plans Tuesday to hike VAT and hinted at an even bigger increase.
Production costs will drive oil and gas prices up
Head of the World Petroleum Council Renato Bertani believes that oil and gas prices will keep growing from year to year.
Kazakhstan raises fuel prices
Kazakhstan’s Agency for Natural Monopolies Regulation has changed the ceiling prices for regulated fuel.
S&P warns of little iron ore respite for miners
Global credit agency Standard & Poor's said Tuesday that it saw little improvement in iron ore prices in the near-term and warned that smaller single-commodity miners could see their ratings slip.
Air Astana will be forced to lower air fares
Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies will make Air Astana lower its air fares.
Air Astana president does not consider Kazakhstan's domestic air fares too high
I would like to change the incorrect opinion that Air Astana’s prices are too high: Peter Foster.
Oil prices hit four-month peaks on Fed stimulus
Global oil prices soared Thursday to new four-month highs, as the US Federal Reserve announced a new round of quantitative easing to stimulate the flagging economy.
Oxfam warns food prices to soar due to climate change
Staple food prices may double within the next two decades due to climate change and an increase in extreme weather including droughts and hurricanes.
Kazakhstan residents overpay for new cars
Total.kz made an analysis of the cars costs in Kazakhstan and other countries to reveal how much Kazakhstan residents overpay for new cars.
Faded US stimulus hopes weigh on oil prices
Oil prices were mixed Thursday amid fresh doubts about hoped-for US Federal Reserve stimulus and a bleaker energy demand outlook in China and Europe.
Brent crude oil price hits three-month high
Crude prices finished mixed Monday after early jumps, with Brent topping $115 a barrel before settling back for a modest gain.
Oil strikes two-year high; soya scores record high
Oil prices hit two-month highs this week, driven by Federal Reserve stimulus hopes and Middle East unrest, while soyabeans soared to a record high as US supplies were hit by drought.
Kazakhstan will retain flour and bread prices
There will be no problem with grain supplies to the country’s regions; flour and bread prices will not grow: Kazakhstan Agriculture Ministry.
Putin refuses to cut price of Russian gas for Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not budge Thursday during talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych aimed at easing a dispute over the price of Russia's gas.