Surging plastic card fraud is being missed out of official crime figures, says Office for National Statistics Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Australian banks have begun rolling out debit and credit cards that feature a new eftpos chip designed to reduce fraud. The card features Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) security. Source: http://www.computerworld.com.au

Kazakh and US farms will lead world wheat area higher for the 2015 harvest, assuming improved weather, the IGC says in its first detailed forecasts Source: http://www.agrimoney.com

ASTANA – The future of the international energy market and global energy management systems, as well as a review of Kazakhstan’s energy saving and energy efficiency policies, were on the agenda at the 25th Energy Charter Conference, held in… Source:…

RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service hosted a roundtable to discuss the credibility of an Islamic threat in Central Asia, the chances of the region moving from secular governments to Islamic governments or th… Source: http://www.rferl.org

During the last five months in Kazakhstan demand for Russian rubles increased Source: en.trend.az

ASTANA – “Uly Dalanyn Kemenger Galymy” (Brilliant Scholar of the Great Steppe), an exhibition dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Doctor of Historical Sciences Kemal Akishev, opened Nov. 20 at the National Museum of Kazakhstan. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

A solemn ceremony of “Zharkum” gas field experimental-industrial operation was held in Kazakhstan, dedicated to the Day of the First President of the country, Source: en.trend.az

Global temperatures are rising, but the former Soviet Union’s frozen conflicts show no sign of a thaw. On the contrary, the ice is expanding. Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com

President Xi Jinping’s grand plan to make China the center of the world again by reviving the ancient Silk Road trading route faces obstacles at its first Source: http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com