Kazakhstan looks to up sovereign real estate investments

Kazakhstan is seeking to boost returns on $93 billion in wealth funds, and some of real estate’s biggest private equity players could be the beneficiaries.

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Samruk-Kazyna announces six agreements totaling US$4bn at 3rd meeting of Kazakhstan-China Business Council | Business Wire

Headline of release dated December 22, 2015, should read: Samruk-Kazyna
announces six agreements totaling US$4bn at 3rd meeting of
Kazakhstan-China Business Council.

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Who Would Have Thought ‘Everest’ Was in Kazakhstan? · Global Voices

‘I even have an old reflex camera, a Nikon D70 — quite heavy, by the way. That picture was taken from a height of about 6,500 meters above sea level.’

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Kazakh currency rate still falling

Exchange rate of Kazakh national currency – the tenge – fell to 337.66 tenges per US dollar during the morning trading session at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) Dec. 29, which is 6.18 tenges less than on Dec.

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Shareholder composition of one of Kazakh largest banks changed

Kazakh millionaire Kenes Rakishev, ranking tenth in the list of the richest people of Kazakhstan according to Forbes, became the owner of a controlling stake in one of the Kazakh largest banks – Kazkommertsbank, the bank said Dec.

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FCPA anxiety: Could Kazakh companies survive U.S. stock listings?   – The FCPA Blog – The FCPA Blog

I’ve talked about a plan by Kazakhstan’s president to revive the country’s str…

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Why China’s new silk road plans are causing geopolitical strains – The Economic Times

Kazakhstan has limited Chinese investment and immigration for fear of being overwhelmed. Kyrgyzstan has pursued warmer relations with Moscow as a balance to Beijing.

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Six mobile payment systems and how they’re working so far

Here’s a look at a few mobile platforms offered by tech companies, retailers, and phone carriers vying to replace consumers’ wallets.

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Mobile Wallets Offer Huge Potential in Promoting Customer Engagement | Loyalty360.org

Urban Airship presents Loyalty360 webinar that focuses on how to harness the power of mobile wallets to drive customer behavior

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Barclays customers stranded after online bankin…

Customers could not log on to the bank’s mobile app and online systems,
delaying payments and Christmas shopping for a period of several hours today | Mobile Payments and Mobile Wallets

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