The Australian Shell may lose Kazakh gas field in merger with BG The Australian The Kazakh government has not disclosed whether it would seek to take over the field or let the Anglo-Dutch energy company keep it after the tie-up’s…

A group of Kazakh villagers lovingly restored their hometown’s crumbling Stalin statue, but local authorities didn’t let it stand for long. Source: http://www.rferl.org

Today Astana hosted the Kazakh-Lithuanian business forum. The opening ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov and the Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevičius. Source: invest.gov.kz

China accounts for more than 20 per cent of Kazakhstan’s foreign trade and in the past 24 months the two nations signed $73.5 billion in agreements to implement investment projects. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Astana Economic Forum to Feature Sessions on Africa, KazAID Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Herds of one of Central Asia’s most iconic animals, Kazakhstan’s saiga antelope, are dwindling rapidly and no one seems to know why. Source: http://www.rferl.org

While many of us consider WhatsApp a handy way for staying in touch with friends and family, the messaging service with 800 million users is also an incredibly powerful tool for businesses. Source: thenextweb.com

Are you active on multiple social platforms? In this article you’ll discover six ways to promote your social profiles on your Facebook page. Source: http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com

The rise of social media has had a profound impact on the way marketers of all stripes go about their trade, but it’s done more than just add one more channel to the arsenal. Source: http://www.fiercecmo.com

Gartner analysts projected that mobile advertising spending globally would reach $18 billion in 2014, and by 2017 the market will be worth around $41.9 billion. 2017 is just around the corner! Source: http://www.targetmarketingmag.com