Hong Kong judge freezes assets ‘linked’ to alleged Kazakh embezzler Ablyazov South China Morning Post A Hong Kong judge has agreed to a request by a Kazakh state-owned bank to freeze the assets and shares of two Hong Kong companies…

Kazakhstan Protests Zhirinovsky RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty A spokesman for the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on February 24 that “measures of a diplomatic character are being considered against the Russian lawmaker.” On February 23, at a public… See on http://www.rferl.org

AzerNewsKazakh president pledges to prevent bank failuresBusiness New EuropeConcerns about the stability of the Kazakh banking sector have been growing since the devaluation of the tenge on February 11 was followed by a run on three major banks. See on…

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on the Kazakhstani side’s initiative. See on eng.kremlin.ru

Tengizchevroil paid a total of US $15 billion to the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2013, Tengrinews reports. See on http://www.silkroadreporters.com

SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 to have EYE SCANNING Software. END of FREEDOM with FACIAL RECOGNITION APP Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphone may have eye scanning technology, … See on http://www.youtube.com

#Smartphone Prices Race to the Bottom as #Emerging Markets Outside of #China Come into Spotlight for Future Growth http://t.co/DEpOAIm3tN See on http://www.idc.com

Apple and Samsung Slug It Out in Emerging MarketsBloomberg24 (Bloomberg) –- Bloomberg’s John Butler discusses the smartphone wars in emerging markets. See on http://www.bloomberg.com

EMERGING MARKETS-Ukraine bonds up on aid hopes, Brazil real ralliesReutersLatin American stocks rose as slight gains in Chilean and Mexican shares helped offset a decline in Brazilian stocks. See on http://www.reuters.com

Two critical steps that banking institutions need to take in 2014 to help prevent fraud are implementing big data analytics and adopting far more sophisticated (2014 Fraud Prevention: 2 Key Steps – BankInfoSecurity See on http://www.bankinfosecurity.com