In the week ahead, markets may face more volatility with a string of central bank actions on tap. Source: http://www.cnbc.com

Europe to Central Asia – Cheapest way to fly to Central Asia – Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Turkmenistan. Source: wellwornflipflops.com

The BBC’s Abdujalil Abdurasulov has been to the Central Asian city of Almaty which is bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk

Kazakh senators to prepare new draft law on cultureSource: http://www.inform.kz Source: kennethcarnesi.wordpress.com

Russia’s financial crisis has produced a contagious effect in Central Asia, where cheap oil is exacerbating the poor economic outlook.  Source: opendemocracy.net

MOSCOW/ALMATY (Reuters) – A trip by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kazakhstan, initially planned for last week, has been rescheduled for March 20, the Kremlin and the Kazakh presidential press service said on Monday. Source: news.yahoo.com

A Russian citizen exhibiting symptoms consistent with the Ebola virus has been hospitalized in the Kazakh city of Almaty, the Ekho Moskvy radio station reported Sunday. Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com

Millennials are enthusiastic about getting HBO Now from Apple. The Apple Watch? Not so much. At least that’s according to an analysis of more than 700,000 Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Just about a year ago Square pulled its consumer facing digital wallet – Square Wallet – in favor of a new app called Order. Order allowed consumers to place Source: http://www.pymnts.com

With the launch of the Woolet wallet, Siri might not be the only voice talking back to the iPhone user, but also the smart wallet telling its exact Source: http://www.pymnts.com