ALMATY, Kazakhstan – For Timur Gabasov, little has been the same since Kazakhstan switched to a free-floating exchange rate on Aug. 20.

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Kazakhstan was largely unknown to the outside world until 2006 when the controversial British-American mockumentary comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (simply called Borat) was released…

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Kazakhstan’s central bankcontinued its interventions last Friday to support the nationaltenge currency, selling $78.1 million on the forex market, thebank said on Monday.

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Ukraine and Kazakhstan will strengthen their cooperation on energy, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.

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The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States become the main investors in Kazakhstan’s economy over the first half of 2015, according to the National Bank of Kazakhstan.

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New Europe Ukraine looks to Kazakhstan for supply of power stations New Europe ASTANA – At bilateral meeting of the Presidents of Ukraine and Kazakhstan on October 9, the two sides discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation,…

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Kazakhstan: French PM Orders Extradition of Oligarch Ablyazov EurasiaNet If he loses, he will be handed over to Russia to face charges of fraud and embezzlement in a convoluted case brought against him by Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank, which charges that…

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Facebook is strengthening its push into eCommerce with the launch of new features aimed at helping businesses capitalize on the mobile shopping experience.

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America’s Thrift Stores recently learned it was a victim of a data breach that originated through software used by a third-party service provider.

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How to build a personal retail experience for consumers? It is often recommended but hard to do RetailNext and its new acquisition Pikato have some ideas.

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