Our last word in business today comes from Kazakhstan.

NPR: Foreign Bank To Issue Diamond-Inlaid Credit Card

Media reports today say that the probe into their Kazakhstan oil deals is turning into the largest investigation of possible bribery outside the U.S. since Washington started prosecuting these cases.

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It was once a top secret Soviet facility but today it is the biggest uranium production factory in Kazakhstan.

BBC: Banking on nuclear peace in Kazakhstan

After a good powwow in impartial Kazakhstan--their first since the dispute started--the two leaders today emerged clutching a signed gas agreement that they said was "fair" and "legitimate, " according to AFX.

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Today, Chinese oil companies are active throughout Africa, Latin America, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, according to Dan.

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