Kazakhstan may lead the global agricultural race: ex-MinisterKazakhstan is searching for areas where it may have competitive advantage over other countries. In recent months, agriculture has occupied much space in the rhetoric of Kazakhstani politicians.
05 September 2014
Ukraine loves Nazarbayev: PoroshenkoPresident of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko sees a great potential for an increase of goods turnover between Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
27 August 2014
China's Xi visits Mongolia with focus on tradeChina's Xi Jinping began a two-day trip to neighbouring Mongolia with trade high on the agenda against a backdrop of resource nationalism.
S. Korea lifts rice import caps, but vows high tariffsSouth Korea announced it would scrap rice import caps from next year, but said high tariffs would be imposed to prevent a damaging surge that would hurt local farmers.
18 July 2014
One million strike in Britain over pay and cuts: unionsMore than one million public sector workers went on strike in Britain Thursday over pay and spending cuts by the government imposed as part of its austerity programme, trade unions said.
China's economy on track as June trade surplus jumpsChina's monthly trade surplus jumped 16.4 percent in June to $31.6 billion, official data showed Thursday, as exports and imports both rose in the latest sign of recovering strength in the world's second-largest economy.
Nazarbayev meets with Turkic leadersKazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev has attended the Fourth Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States in the Turkish city of Bodrum.