ASTANA – Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó is set to visit Astana later in February. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Aya Bapani, a Kazakh fashion designer, won the main category for Russian fashion festival in Milan – “original design” – and earned a gold medal for Kazakhstan. Source: http://www.youtube.com

#WSBV Day 5 – Can Astana Arlans Kazakhstan stay undefeated against surprise package Puerto Rico Hurricanes? http://t.co/F3aa3aEoTf Source: http://www.eubcboxing.org

Bulgaria has simplified visa requirements for citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev chaired an expanded government meeting Feb.11 to discuss the current state of the domestic economy and measures for its development as it faces numerous challenges from the outside. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has ordered to reduce government spending by 700 billion tenge ($3.78 billion). Source: en.tengrinews.kz

The Taxation Department of Karaganda Oblast has began a check to confirm the outstanding debt of Kazakhstan tax authorities to ArcelorMittal Temirtau. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

A Gemalto report showed that more than 1 billion data records were stolen from 1,500 separate hacking incidents in 2014. This is a 49 percent increase from the Source: http://www.pymnts.com

The merchant search to find better ways to connect with consumers via gifts, offers, discounts and more remains one of the key drivers of payments innovation Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Nearly 95 percent of payment terminals in Western Europe accept EMV cards. In the U.S., however, just 14 percent of the 11.8 million operating terminals are EMV Source: http://www.pymnts.com