Kazakhstan increased gas production by 5.2 percent in 2015 compared to 45.713 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2014. Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.trend.az

Recent terror attacks should renew international leaders’ determination to defeat extremist groups and the ideology that propels them, writes Erlan Idrissov. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.euractiv.com

The deadly swine flu has caused deaths in Russia and other former Soviet republics. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.rferl.org

Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit the 2016 Group of Twenty (G20) summit, scheduled to take place in September in China Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.trend.az

Dozens of people in Kazakhstan who are struggling with the spiraling costs of U.S.-dollar mortgages amid the plunging value of the tenge currency have demonstrated in the country’s largest city, Almaty. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.rferl.org

Upcoming Educator Program and Level One Coaching Course in Kazakhstan STORY: https://t.co/VggcDh3YXS https://t.co/sbGBqOWo5w… Sourced through Scoop.it from: unitedworldwrestling.org

If you have stayed in a Hyatt Hotel recently, monitor your credit card statements for fraud. #creditcardsecurity https://t.co/fljE4F5HaT Sourced through Scoop.it from: krebsonsecurity.com

Complex financial jargon, unwieldy contracts, high fees—these are the common tools of fringe subprime lenders. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theatlantic.com

New research shows that Baby Boomers are not so different from millennials — in terms of shopping and buying behavior — than retailers might think. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

More consumers are using their smartphones to pay for goods and services, and more companies are offering “mobile-payments” or “mobile-wallet” services. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.latimes.com