British and Kazakh companies signed deals and agreements worth $5 billion (£3.24 billion) on Tuesday during Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to London, his office said.

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Kazakhstan Hopes to Send 100 Athletes to 2016 Rio Summer Olympics

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Kazakhstan plans to increase its share in the global market of rare earth metals (REM) during the next several years, which is expected to take place through the more active development of local REM fields with the participation of foreign investors.

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Central Asia Metals (LON:CAML) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the firm,

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Kazakhstan, buffeted by lower oilrevenues, is determined to complete long-delayed privatisationsthat will cut state ownership in 60 of the biggest firms andmany more smaller ones, the head of the country’s investmentagency said on Wednesday.

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Expats Say Enjoy Hospitality, Expanding Choices in Kazakhstan, List Language, Prices as Challenges

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The post of the head of the National Bank of Kazakhstan was taken by Daniar Akishiyev, a 39-year old manager who passed a serious test in the ‘hottest’ departments of the Presidential Administration

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NASA released several satellite photos of mysterious ancient earthworks or geoglyphs in the steppes of Kazakhstan. The strange geoglyphs were first discovered through Google Earth by a Kazakh economist and archaeology enthusiast.

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Lucova has secured a partner to expand its mobile payments footprint across college campuses, and launched a mobile app called FreshX to enable mobile payments.

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Financial regulators are warning banks and credit unions about the growing use of extortion tactics by hackers.

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