FreeCharge, an India-based bill paying program that rewards users with emailed coupons has just completed an $80 million Series C fundraising round as the company prepares to expand its transactional advertising program, according to TechCrunch. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Amid concerns of fraudulent tax returns nationwide, TurboTax temporarily suspended e-filing on Feb. 6, according to The Wall Street Journal. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

ASTANA – Following last summer’s announcement by Vice President of Finance and Development of Almaty International Airport Daulet Mamekov that Kazakhstan needed to modernise its airports, 167 billion tenge ($902 million) has now been slated for… Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Berik Abdrakhmanov can pack his bags for Brazil, as the Kazakh lightweight boxer defeated Uzbekistan’s Hurshid Tojibaev Jan. 30 in the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Inaugural Title Match. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

The change will be retroactive starting 1 January 2015. The Kazakhstan tax blacklist is a list of now 60 jurisdictions that Kazakhstan considers to be countries with privileged tax… Source: http://www.jdsupra.com

U.S. News & World Report Russia Keeps Opponents Guessing as Putin Questions World Order Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin’s government is already helping some of the biggest state-owned banks with funds and accounting fixes, and analysts predict… Source: http://www.bloomberg.com

SMOLENSK – A transit consignment of more than 58 tonnes of apples has been stopped at the Krasnaya Gorka customs declaration checkpoint in Russia’s Smolensk region, the federal phytosanitary and veterinary oversight service Rosselkhoznadzor’s… Source: http://www.kyivpost.com

Hello KazakhWorld readers! Possibly, you have seen the popular American comedycalled “Big Year” with Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Steve Martin in leading roles. For those who forgot, I will summarize the plot. Source: kazakhworld.com

ASTANA – A flash-mob marathon celebrating the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate was organised Jan. 31 by the Astana Akimat (city administration) and the Kazakhstan Amateur Triathlon Federation, reported the Astana Akimat press service. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

ASTANA – The Kazakh automobile market was traditionally distinguished by high prices for used cars. At the same time, official car dealers in Russia provided a wide range of brands and models at lower prices. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com