On a recent tour of the region, the UN Secretary-General was impressively forthright about human rights. Sourced through Scoop.it from: thediplomat.com

ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the external arm of state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, will invest up to $400 million for exploration activities in Kazakhstan, an official said on Wednesday. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.business-standard.com

Kazakhstan and the United States need to strengthen bilateral military cooperation – this opinion was voiced by US Army Central command sergeant major Ronnie Kelley. Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.tengrinews.kz

Germany’s former political leaders are accused of being bought off to whitewash the reputation of Kazakhstan’s oppressive government, reports Damien McGuinness. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bbc.co.uk

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) – the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation- plans to invest $400 million in drilling activities in the Satpayev block in Kazakhstan. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.telegraphindia.com

The volume of metallurgy production in Kazakhstan in the first five months of 2015 has exceeded last year’s indexes by 15.6 percent. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.azernews.az

Following several years of strong economic growth and educational reforms, Kazakhstan is a country with burgeoning demand for study abroad and for programmes geared to its labour market dynamics. Sourced through Scoop.it from: monitor.icef.com

The Fourth Kazakhstan-Kyrgyz business forum was held in Bishkek at the initiative of the National Export and Investment Agency «KAZNEX INVEST», the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan and the Chamber of Commerce of Kyrgyzstan, BNews… Sourced through Scoop.it…

Revenues from biometrics embedded in smart mobile devices, biometric app downloads, and biometric authentication of transactions will grow to $34.6 billion in 2020, Sourced through Scoop.it from: mobileenterprise.edgl.com

Modern jail and prisoner management system to safely and securely manage prisoner identities with flexibility to choose from different biometric modalities. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.m2sys.com