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NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile said Friday that it is temporarily eliminating upfront payments on new phones, but it is increasing the prices for some models through higher monthly payments. Source: http://www.usatoday.com

Amazon’s Square-like card reader comes at a very un-Square-like price, undercutting Amazon’s competitor by a full 1% per swipe. But that promotion will eventually go away — and when it does, Amazon’s merchants might go with it. Source: http://www.paymentssource.com

With Simple’s 2.0 Mobile App Update, Users Can Send Paper Check Payments Via Mobile – http://t.co/7YydrRBXIJ Source: finovate.com

Astana starts preparations for Expo 2017 Business New Europe However, for sceptics, Expo 2017 is another vanity project on which the Kazakh authorities – emboldened by successful events such as the recent chairmanship of the OSCE or 2011 Asian… Source:…

Kyiv Post After Ukraine Conflict, Kazakhstan Beefs Up Defense Silk Road Reporters In the early 1990s Russian nationalists and even acclaimed author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn suggested the return of northern Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation due to… Source: http://www.silkroadreporters.com

Kazakhstan’s nuclear power plans – the mystery only deepensThe EcologistRussia has announced that it will build the first thermal nuclear power station in Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium producer, writes Komila Nabiyeva. Source: http://www.theecologist.org

Kazakhstan’s trade turnover with Customs Union states decreases by 23% Tengrinews Kazakhstan’s trade turnover with the other member states of the Customs Union [comprising Russia and Belarus as well] has decreased by 23% over the worsening economic… Source: en.tengrinews.kz

New head of Kazakh Almaty oblast appointed: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev introduced a new akim (gover… http://t.co/QY425Fukib Source: news24h.allnews24h.com

Folk Ensemble Blends Kazakh, World MusicAstana TimesI met a lot of foreign delegations, to whom we were the first to present our national culture, and for each guest we prepared folk music of their country. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com