Kazakhstan Financial News
29.01 / 10:51
UK
companies
London Stock Exchange
IPOs
Air Astana reveals target price as airline eyes 14 February listing
The firm’s global depositary receipts will be available to investors between $8.50-$11 per GDR.
29.01 / 01:04
CBDC
Digital
economy
Trade
War
politician
Russian Economist: ‘US Sanctions Will Undermine Dollar and Boost Digital Ruble’
A leading Russian economist has claimed that American sanctions will ultimately undermine the role of the US dollar in the global economy – and help the cross-border adoption of the digital ruble.
27.01 / 15:19
Digital
Cooper
economy
Healthcare
Trade
innovations
Pharmaceuticals
India & Kazakhstan identify IT & digitization among priority areas for partnership
IT, healthcare, tourism and education have been identified as key fields where India and Kazakhstan can expand partnership, according to Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan T.V. Nagendra Prasad.
26.01 / 06:50
UPS
Provident
crypto mining
Inside
reports
Russian Crypto Miners Blamed for Siberia Power Outages
Russian power providers say crypto miners are to blame for “mass” electricity outages during recent cold snaps.
22.01 / 09:31
UK
companies
London Stock Exchange
Air Astana postpones London IPO to February
Air Astana said its dual listing will comprise two offerings: shares and global depositary receipts (GDRs) in Kazakhstan and GDRs in London.
22.01 / 05:59
Gap
wellness
Healthcare
students
country
Colleges
International
Alberta introducing more internationally-educated health care workers to workforce
More internationally-educated health workers are being introduced across Alberta to help fill the gaps in the current health care system.
21.01 / 05:15
Digital
Cooper
Manufacturing
wellness
President
electronic
International
Kazakhstan can meet India's demands for rare-earths
Kazakhstan has 15 rare earth deposits, strategically important components of electronics and clean energy technology, and eyes for closer cooperation with international partners in harnessing the ample opportunities for these deposits, according to Chairman of the National Geological Service Yerlan Galiyev. This can meet India’s growing demands for rare earth deposits from a source which is situated closer home. India has recently entered into a deal with Argentina for sourcing rare earth metals.
21.01 / 05:15
Manufacturing
economy
pandemic
Trade
reports
From Europe to Japan, inflation expectations slows
Inflation in Japan slowed for a second month, giving central bankers reason to wait before ending their negative rate policy. While the data support the view the Bank of Japan officials won’t rush into the first rate hike since 2007 when they meet next week, services prices remained elevated and suggest that an eventual normalizing of policy remains on the table. Inflation expectations declined in Europe, while retail sales and consumer sentiment in the US increased.
16.01 / 08:27
Binance
Digital
CEO
Trade
Innova
Department
Binance Launches Digital Asset Exchange in Thailand in Collaboration with Gulf Innova
Binance has unveiled its joint venture crypto exchange Binance Thailand, which comes in collaboration with Gulf Innova, a subsidiary of Gulf Energy Development.
15.01 / 13:25
Citi
FIVE
wellness
shootings
Olympics
India's gold rush continues in Jakarta as Yogesh wins double
Jakarta: Indian shooters' gold rush continued in the Asia Olympic Qualifiers with Yogesh Singh winning the top prize in individual as well as team event of the men's 25m centre fire pistol competition on Monday. Yogesh claimed the individual gold medal after shooting 573, finishing ahead of silver winner Muad Al Balushi of Oman (570) and Indonesia's Anang Yulianto (567).
15.01 / 11:53
companies
London Stock Exchange
IPOs
Kazakh airline Air Astana plans dual London listing
President and CEO Peter Foster said the initial public offering will accelerate the company’s 'next stage of growth'.
09.01 / 06:55
Cooper
Election
President
country
Interviews
International
2024
Kazakhstan poised to lead key organisations including SCO in 2024: President Tokayev
Tokayev has recently elaborated on the country’s foreign policy approach for 2024, saying that Astana will continue a constructive and balanced foreign policy, taking into account the national interests of the state. He pointed out that the country in 2024 will chair several international organizations at once, most notably the Organization of Turkic States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.
08.01 / 14:50
Reuters
Chevron
Hess
information
Chevron "well positioned" to reverse 2023 underperformance - Jefferies
Investing.com -- Shares in oil major Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are «well positioned» to reverse a year of underperformance against industry peers in 2024, according to analysts at Jefferies.
05.01 / 13:41
UPS
security
Remark
Experts
Universities
International
Multilateral organisations fail to deal with collateral damage of Israel-Hamas conflict: Experts
collateral damage in the Israel-Hamas conflict has been of devastation, and the multilateral institutions have failed to deliver what they were set up to do, felt noted international affairs experts at a forum organised recently. The forum was addressed by distinguished international law expert Dr. Robert Goldman and Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar, India’s former envoy to Sweden and Kazakhstan. Dr. Eric Lob, Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University; and Dr. Ziv Bohrer, Senior Lecturer at Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law.
02.01 / 12:50
cryptocurrency
Mining
Tax
Hydropower Fuels Kyrgyzstan’s Crypto Mining Industry
Kyrgyzstan’s water-rich environment has the potential to provide a necessary boost for the country’s crypto mining industry – but that power is currently difficult to access.
28.12 / 13:55
Binance
Digital
Platform
performer
testing
2024
Kazakhstan's Digital Tenge: Triumph in Pilot, Gears for 2024 Enhancements
The digital tenge, which represents Kazakhstan's pioneering venture into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), has completed its pilot project, which lasted for a month. This groundbreaking endeavor into digitizing the national currency, which represents a huge shift in the landscape of Kazakhstan's financial technology systems, is an important milestone. The accomplishment of the project serves as a guiding light leading to the possibility of future developments in applications using digital money.
27.12 / 12:15
08.12 / 22:49
Crypto exchanges
Financial
Kazakhstan Financial Regulator Barred 980 Crypto Firms For Non-Registration
The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) blocked 980 digital asset exchanges for offering trading services to users in Kazakhstan without the required regulatory nod.
07.12 / 10:07
Citizens
Progressive
Southern
President
reports
prevention
medicines
UK Defence Minister to visit Israel, West Bank to push humanitarian aid in Gaza
Israel and the occupied West Bank this week to expedite humanitarian aid to Gaza, aiming to discuss direct aid delivery by sea during talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, CNN reported on Thursday. Shapps emphasised the search for the quickest and most direct routes, including options by land, sea, and air. Additionally, four Royal Air Force flights carrying over 74 metric tons of aid for Palestinians have landed in Egypt.
06.12 / 17:05
Digital
Manufacturing
Strategy
economy
country
reports
Kazakhstan announces new measures to attract FDI including from India
Kazakhstan and accelerating economic growth. India is one the countries from where Kazakhstan is seeking FDI. As stipulated in the decree, the Investment Promotion Council will have the power to make binding decisions on both central and local government bodies and entities in the quasi-public sector.
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