What to Make of The Rumored Expansion of Apple Inc. Into Mobile PaymentsMotley FoolThis news came just two week after the U.S. See on http://www.fool.com

While numerous solutions are in the market, none have won widespread adoption, as consumers are either unaware of the option — or unimpressed by it. See on http://www.nytimes.com

U.S. consumers are slow to move to mobile payment systems, perhaps because of too many choices. See on http://www.bizjournals.com

India to tap in Caspian oil in KazakhstanTengrinewsAbai is an offshore block in Kazakhstan’s section of the Caspian Sea. The field’s reserves are estimated at 387 million tons (2.8 billion barrels) of oil equivalent. See on en.tengrinews.kz

Parallels between Ukraine and Kazakhstan inappropriate: Lavrov Tengrinews According to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, drawing parallels between Crimea, which was declared Russian territory as a result of a referendum, and Kazakhstan is… See on en.tengrinews.kz

Trend.az Dry cargo terminals to be bulit in Kazakh Aktau port Trend.az The construction of three dry cargo terminals will begin in the Kazakhstan’s Aktau port by July 1, 2014, the chairman of Transport Control Committee of the Kazakh Ministry…

Trend.azKazakh president orders to establish order on Astana’s marketsTrend.azKazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has ordered to bring order on the markets in the Kazakh capital of Astana. See on en.trend.az

EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil real weakens as cenbank halts swap rollover Reuters “The Ukraine issue is sparking risk aversion and investors are fleeing emerging markets,” said Reginaldo Siaca, a manager at the currency desk of Advanced brokerage in Sao… See on http://www.reuters.com

The next several months are likely to be marked by volatility in capital flows to emerging markets. See on http://www.project-syndicate.org

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