Greeks are voting with their wallets and pulling euros out of the banks in fear that their country may leave the European single currency despite the declared determination of EU powers Germany and France to keep Athens in the monetary union.

/KASE, May 16, 12/ - Today at 11:50 o'clock Almaty time, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) suspended trading in common shares KZ1C12280018 (KZ0009093241, KASE official list, first category, KZTK) of JSC "Kazakhtelecom" (Astana) following a 66.56 % decrease in their price.

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Caspian Nation Goes Deep Purple Ahead of European Pop-Music Contest.

Kazakhtelecom, the largest fixed-line operator in Kazakhstan, aims to borrow about $200 million to fund expansion this year after paying shareholders $1.4 billion in dividends from the sale of mobile unit Kcell.

... who gets burnt? Part 2 of series.

With an exit from the euro looking less unthinkable, policy makers and investors shift their focus to the likely consequences.

KASHIWA, Japan - In a shopping mall outside Tokyo, people kick the tires of showroom models lined up under glossy posters.

Giant banks owned by the Chinese government are coming to the U.S.

BEIJING - China cut its heavily regulated gasoline and diesel prices for the first time in six months, as easing global oil prices offer a tail wind to the world's No. 2 economy.

WASHINGTON - Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping a much-anticipated visit to the U.S. next week, staying home to deal with domestic concerns, the White House said Wednesday.

BTA Bank JSC (the "Bank") is pleased to announce that on May 8, 2012 the Special Financial Court of Almaty (the "Court") granted the Bank's May 2 application to commence the restructuring of its financial indebtedness.

Italian prosecutors investigating oil and gas group Eni for alleged international corruption in Kazakhstan have asked a court to curb its activities in the Asian country where it is helping develop the giant Kashagan oil field, a judicial source said on Thursday.

ASTANA. May 8. KAZINFORM. Today Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has accepted Kazakh Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev, the press service of the Kazakh President informed.

Oil exporters are the main drivers of global imbalances.