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Business Insider Target CEO departure watershed for IT, business alignment ZDNet Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel’s departure from the retailer following a massive data breach that damaged the company’s reputation could be a watershed moment for… See on http://www.zdnet.com

Kazakhstan has banned the sale of poultry products imported from Russia and Belarus, Daniyar Mukhtarov writes for Trend. See on http://www.silkroadreporters.com

Alrosa, Rosneft, UniCredit: Business in BriefThe Moscow TimesKazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev expects Kazakhstan to become a member of the World Trade Organization in 2014, he said, according to news reports on Sunday. See on http://www.themoscowtimes.com

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