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

ASTANA – Remittances to Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caucusus have fallen to 2009 levels, impeding the growth rates of Central Asian economies, according to a May 14 press release from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). ……

Georgia’s radical approach to economic thinking is working. But it remains dangerously exposed to the whims and wiles of its more powerful and belligerent neighbor Source: http://www.emergingmarkets.org

The most comprehensive geo-political news service available on the Internet, covering over 263 countries and regions, all U.S. States and Industries. Source: world.einnews.com

Enactus Kazakhstan expo held in Almaty Source: kazakh-tv.kz

The former Senate majority leader made $300,000 off of a state-controlled bank that was the target of sanctions. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com

ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, is marking the thirteenth anniversary of its first flight from Almaty to Astana today. Source: http://www.eturbonews.com

Venue: Medeu, an ice-skating stadium in Almaty, Kazkahstan. Source: http://www.youtube.com

The Atyrau International Airport will be named after the legendary Kazakh pilot Khiuaz Dospanova who participated in the Great Patriotic War (WWII). Source: en.tengrinews.kz

In honour of the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II, the Nur Otan Party  presented “The people of Kazakhstan, Heroes of the Soviet Union,” a series of films about the nation’s brave men and women. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com