Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov proposed a 10 percent cut in every government budget but that of defense Wednesday. Source: http://www.upi.com

After the New York Times mistakenly created the nation of Kyrzbekistan, we test your knowledge on central Asia. Do you know the difference between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan? Source: http://www.theguardian.com

Ukraine’s foreign minister said Thursday that a new round of peace talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine could take place soon, as the country’s prime minister and parliament urged th… Source: http://www.voanews.com

The Times of Central Asia Source: http://www.timesca.com

The Board of Directors of the Embamunaigas JSC (EMG or Company) has appointed Kurmangazy Iskaziyev as its new General Director Source: en.trend.az

Social and mobile marketing are seeing significant momentum and uptake by marketers according to the Salesforce Marketing Cloud 2015 State of Marketing rep Source: marketingland.com

The folks at NetAffinity produced this pertinent infographic showcasing 15 online marketing trends we can expect to shake the hospitality world in the coming year. Here are some of my favorites. Source: http://www.socialmediatoday.com

Content marketing spending is increasing, but traditional marketers still struggle with the shift to a pull strategy. If you have ever been asked how content marketing can really work, share these five pillars with the inquisitors. Source: contentmarketinginstitute.com

For the first time since Apple launched the App Store, Google surpassed Apple with the highest number of available apps. Source: http://www.zdnet.com

Mobile commerce transactions expected to reach new heights in the coming years. A recent report from Juniper Research, a leading market research firm, Source: http://www.qrcodepress.com