The DiplomatCentral and South Asia: Progress with Small StepsThe DiplomatA lot of conversations regarding Central and South Asia begin with the phrase “if only.” If only mistrust was not so widespread. Source: thediplomat.com

eco-business.comMystery over Kazakh nuclear power planseco-business.comFrom the Kazakh point of view, nuclear power is a vital part of the country’s plan to improve its green credentials, launched last year by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Source: http://www.eco-business.com

Tourism Industry Committee abolished in Kazakhstan Tengrinews The Tourism Industry Committee has been abolished in Kazakhstan in the streak of this month’s massive government rearrangements and cuts in the Central Asian oil-producing country, the… Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Business Recorder Kazakhstan can export up to 8mn tonnes grain this season Business Recorder NOVOCHERKASSKOYE: Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest producer of rain, can export between 6 million and 8 million tonnes in the 2014/15 marketing year… Source: http://www.brecorder.com

Gentrification Threatens Legendary Almaty BazaarTransitions OnlineDownscale traders and shoppers may have to make way for ‘civilized’ malls. From EurasiaNet.org. by Joanna Lillis 20 August 2014. Source: http://www.tol.org

The Moscow Times Russia’s Sinking Economy Pulls Down Ex-Soviet Neighbors The Moscow Times In desperately poor Tajikistan, remittances from Russia fell more than 13 percent in the first three months of 2014 from year-ago levels, the country’s… Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com

China’s Engagement With Kazakhstan: Expanding Strategic Interests – Analysis Eurasia Review On June 24, 2014, 200 students and professors of Nazarbayev University located in Astana, the national capital of Kazakhstan, met with Chinese President Xi… Source: http://www.eurasiareview.com

Some credit cards can be very rewarding, but the best way to use your credit cards isn’t always obvious. Source: lifehacker.com

Co-signing for credit cards post-CARD Act depends on the individual issuer. Bankrate.com looked at credit card issuers and their terms. (If you’re under 21 and can’t get a credit card, co-signing is an option. Source: http://www.bankrate.com

Deal-of-the-day website Groupon revamped its U.K. website in an effort to be seen as more of an online marketplace, according to The Guardian. Source: http://www.pymnts.com