Kazakh Kazkommertsbank, one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, announced the offering of its common shares to all interested investors. Source: en.trend.az

Kazakhstan’s KazMunaiGas Exploration Production oil producing company doesn’t plan to reduce the expenditures on geological exploration in connection with the decrease in oil prices, the company told Trend. Source: en.trend.az

The three men arrested Wednesday on terror charges lived in Brooklyn, but they are citizens Source: bronx.news12.com

How the mother of one of three men arrested yesterday and charged with plotting to fight for the Islamic State struggled to keep her son from doing just that. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com

(Bishkek) – The February 26, 2015 decision by an Almaty appeals court to uphold an order to close a media outlet known for its critical articles weakens media pluralism in Kazakhstan. Source: http://www.hrw.org

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services took various rating actions on seven Kazakhstan-based financial institutions due to rising industry risk Source: en.trend.az

The building of Silk Road Economic Belt has helped to boost trade between China and its neighbor Kazakhstan. Source: http://www.youtube.com

Kazakh authorities are waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit in March to Astana, where they will host his meeting with the leaders of Kazakhstan and Belarus. Source: en.trend.az

Astana (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Wednesday set early elections for April 26 in a move that will almost certainly see the septuagenarian leader re-elected for another term in the energy-rich state. Source: au.news.yahoo.com

A court in Kazakhstan has rejected journalist Gulzhan Erghalieva’s challenge against closure of her magazine, upholding a ruling ordering Adam Bol (Be a Human) to shut down. Source: http://www.rferl.org