Amazon Business, Amazon’s B2B online supply service, has arrived, and it is set to fully engulf AmazonSupply, Amazon’s older B2B commerce program Wednesday (May 13). Source: http://www.pymnts.com

It has only been a few weeks since P2P lender Funding Circle announced a new $150 million fund for small business lending, but the alternative finance platform is already strengthening its offerings to SMEs looking to access cash. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Late payments are a new normal for many of Europe’s businesses, and for eastern Europe, SMEs are in an especially tight spot. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Businesses are keen to adopt the most innovative strategies to manage their cash flow, and the rise of Software-as-a-Service and cloud computing are part of those strategies. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Kazakhstan is considering putting in place a limit on cash transactions for sole proprietors of 1,982,000 tenge ($10,667) per official agreement, Asemgul Kassenova Assel Satubaldina write for Tengrinews.  Director of the Payment Systems Development… Source: http://www.silkroadreporters.com

The Swan Lake Ballet Uralsk, Kazakhstan May 13, 2015 (Wednesday) – 19:00PM Inside the stage at Kazakh Drama Theater. Source: http://www.youtube.com

The Swan Lake Ballet – End of the ballet. Uralsk, Kazakhstan May 13, 2015 (Wednesday) – 19:00PM Inside the stage at Kazakh Drama Theater. Source: http://www.youtube.com

My colleagues and I performing at a grand concert put on by the Nazarbayev Intellectual School (NIS), Taraz, Art Department during Art week 2015. Source: http://www.youtube.com

Ex-Soviet Central Asia raises alarm over Daesh recruitment Source: en.arabstoday.net

The Net Index, an international ranking that compares broadband Internet and mobile download speeds around the globe has ranked Kazakhstan 58th in world, putting it ahead of countries like Australia, Italy,  and Greece, Assel Satubaldina writes for… Source: http://www.silkroadreporters.com