Monthly Archives: December 2015

2015 Cybersecurity Trends: Phishing Scam Surge | PYMNTS.com

The end of 2015 is coming with one trend that won’t make any business feel better as the year wraps up: more wire transfer scams being by cybercriminals. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

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EMV Updates and Your Restaurant

On Oct. 1, 2015, something big happened for small business owners all around the U.S. Starting that month, EMV credit card updates were officially rolled out Sourced through Scoop.it from: orders2.me

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Expanding oil production at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz field estimated at $30 bln — ministry

ASTANA, December 28. /TASS/. The preliminary cost of the project for expansion of oil production at the Tengiz field (second stage) that would result in the recoverable amount of hydrocarbons increasing to 38 mln tonnes per year by 2021 is…

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Kazakhstan looks to up sovereign real estate investments

Kazakhstan is seeking to boost returns on $93 billion in wealth funds, and some of real estate’s biggest private equity players could be the beneficiaries. Sourced through Scoop.it from: therealdeal.com

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Samruk-Kazyna announces six agreements totaling US$4bn at 3rd meeting of Kazakhstan-China Business Council | Business Wire

Headline of release dated December 22, 2015, should read: Samruk-Kazyna announces six agreements totaling US$4bn at 3rd meeting of Kazakhstan-China Business Council. read more… Sourced through Scoop.it from: businesswire.ulitzer.com

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Who Would Have Thought ‘Everest’ Was in Kazakhstan? · Global Voices

‘I even have an old reflex camera, a Nikon D70 — quite heavy, by the way. That picture was taken from a height of about 6,500 meters above sea level.’ Sourced through Scoop.it from: globalvoices.org

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Kazakh currency rate still falling

Exchange rate of Kazakh national currency – the tenge – fell to 337.66 tenges per US dollar during the morning trading session at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) Dec. 29, which is 6.18 tenges less than on Dec. Sourced through

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Shareholder composition of one of Kazakh largest banks changed

Kazakh millionaire Kenes Rakishev, ranking tenth in the list of the richest people of Kazakhstan according to Forbes, became the owner of a controlling stake in one of the Kazakh largest banks – Kazkommertsbank, the bank said Dec. Sourced through

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FCPA anxiety: Could Kazakh companies survive U.S. stock listings?   – The FCPA Blog – The FCPA Blog

I’ve talked about a plan by Kazakhstan’s president to revive the country’s str… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.fcpablog.com

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Why China’s new silk road plans are causing geopolitical strains – The Economic Times

Kazakhstan has limited Chinese investment and immigration for fear of being overwhelmed. Kyrgyzstan has pursued warmer relations with Moscow as a balance to Beijing. Sourced through Scoop.it from: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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