Revised EU Strategy Increases Budget, Flexibility in Central Asia Relations, Says EU Rep Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.astanatimes.com

Profit of Kazakh railway significantly reduces Trend News Agency Profit of Kazakh company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Railway of Kazakhstan) decreased significantly and amounted to 33.557 billion tenge (186.2 tenge = $1) for 2014, said the audit report… Sourced through Scoop.it…

Kazakhstan’s one of largest banks strikes major deal Trend News Agency JSC Kazkommertsbank (“the Bank”, “KKB”), one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, today announces that it has signed an agreement with JSC National Wealth Fund… Sourced…

The International Energy Agency forecasts the energy consumption of Kazakhstan to double by 2035, Tomasz Telma, Regional Director of the International Finance Corporation for Europe and Central Asia, said at a seminar on the application of… Sourced through Scoop.it from:…

Kazakh information, communication companies expand business Trend News Agency In the first quarter of 2015, the companies in Kazakhstan, operating in the field of information and communication, invested in fixed assets 14.3 billion tenge (186.2… Sourced through Scoop.it from: en.trend.az

The Diplomat Kazakhstan and Italy Sign $500 Million in Deals The Diplomat Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Italy over the weekend, signing a number of agreements worth $500 million at the Kazakh-Italian business forum and… Sourced through Scoop.it from: news.google.com

Velocity, a lifestyle app enabling restaurant diners to pay and earn rewards right from their mobile devices, secured one of the largest Series A funding rounds Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

EBay UK’s promotional campaign that launched on June 15 backfired after its 20 percent off coupon redemption code failed to work, reports EcommerceBytes, which Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

An important predictor that helps retailers project just how much consumers are willing to spend is tracking how confident they are in the state of the economy. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

As more and more consumers stay connected to their smartphones, a Bank of America survey shows the same addiction seems to be translating to mobile banking. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com