Articles in English

British Prime Minister Theresa May has, of her own volition, stripped her Conservative Party of its governing parliamentary majority by calling an early election

26 июня 2017 0 7234

George Clooney Could Get Up To $233 Million From Casamigos Tequila Sale

It's a great month to be George Clooney. Two weeks ago, he became a father to twins. On Wednesday, British liquor giant Diageo announced it would purchase Casamigos, the tequila company he cofounded, for up to $1 billion

23 июня 2017 4 мин. 8011

With Kalanick Gone, Uber's Great Reset Can Begin

Travis Kalanick is out at Uber despite de facto control of the Board of Directors and an objectively remarkable resume in building the company from a lark of an idea to a multi-billion-dollar juggernaut

22 июня 2017 0 4472

Can Macron Redraw the Political Map?

Many commentators have described Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election as a triumph for the center right, because he received votes that otherwise would have gone to the scandal-plagued mainstream conservative candidate, François Fillon

21 июня 2017 0 7805

Researcher from Kazakhstan among World's 100 Most Promising Young Scientists

Yelena Novikova is an early-career researcher from Kazakhstan, who took part in the Think 20 Summit that was mandated by this Year’s German Presidency in the Group of 20

20 июня 2017 0 12055

Can special VAT accounts raise the country’s ranking?

Kazakhstan aims to be among the 30 most developed countries in the world. In his 2017 annual address to the Kazakhstan people, the President emphasized that the Government should develop plans for improvement of the conditions for doing business based on the World Bank ranking

19 июня 2017 0 7949

Private Equity: Focus On Sustainable Development

Today, 15th of June 2017, in the course of the anniversary X Astana Economic Forum (the AEF), the panel session “Private Equity: Focus on sustainable development” arranged by Kazyna Capital Management JSC (KCM is a subsidiary of Baiterek National Management Holding JSC) took place

16 июня 2017 0 5407

Angela Merkel’s Challenge to Europe

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has never been regarded as an especially inspiring orator. In fact, she has a reputation for gently talking her audiences to sleep. But that all changed a few days ago. While campaigning in the Munich suburb of Trudering, Merkel, speaking from a beer tent, delivered a powerful speech that dominated headlines on both sides of the Atlantic