Merkel meets Nazarbayev; German Firms sign Deals

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has capped an intensive week of deal-signing in Russia, China and Kazakhstan by helping German businesses seal agreements in Astana worth more than $2.6 billion.     The political component of Merkel’s trip to Kazakhstan included meetings with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Prime Minister Karim Masimov.     But much of the...