Business-to-business procurement remains largely done on the desktop computer – or even over the phone – but for Olam Specialty Coffee, the buyers and roasters of coffee beans are often traveling. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Move over tradition, it’s time for innovation — for the third year running. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Prominent tech investor Bill Gurley captured headlines coming out of SXSW last week with his rather grim predictions of things to come for the startup economy – and unusual addition to what is generally a celebration of all the potential…

During the visit Alexander Lukashenko is expected to take part in a trilateral meeting of the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Source: eng.belta.by

Expedition 43 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly and their backups, … Source: http://www.youtube.com

Snap-readiness exercises continue similar drills over past year, come as President resurfaces in public view. Source: http://www.businessspectator.com.au

Kazakhstan will take measures to prevent the import of poultry meat of low quality to the country, stated Asylzhan Mamytbekov of the Ministry of Agriculture during the annual meeting of the country’s Union of Poultry Breeders. Source: http://www.worldpoultry.net

For the last two years the residents of Kalachi have been falling into unexplained bouts of sleep – sometimes for weeks at a time. Source: http://www.theguardian.com

ASTANA – The Degdar Humanitarian Fund supported by the Japanese embassy in Kazakhstan made a musical gift to Astana within the bounds of the Japan Spring International Arts Festival in the form of presentations of Japanese musical traditions. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

ALMATY: Halyk Bank , Kazakhstan’s second-largest lender by assets, posted a 58 percent rise in net income in 2014 on a sharp reduction of bad debt.Halyk, the Central Asian nation’s most profit Source: http://www.brecorder.com