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ESSENTIAL SNAPSHOT: Russia, Caucasus, Central Asia - Vol. 7, No. 14, 21 Feb 2008
Political & Business Intelligence in Russia, Caucasus, and Central Asia
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ESSENTIAL SNAPSHOT: RUSSIA, CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
China and Russia cry foul after US destroys satellite
Times Online - 21 Feb 2008 10:15:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia, Ukraine Able to Sort Out All Problems
kommersant.com - 21 Feb 2008 09:43:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Chief negotiator says Russia may complete WTO talks August
prime-tass.com - 21 Feb 2008 09:17:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian Issuers Spoil LSE's Face
kommersant.com - 21 Feb 2008 09:07:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia proposes to Ukraine joint development of oil, gas fields
Budapest Business Journal - 21 Feb 2008 07:37:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Rosneft Stroytransgaz to begin Algerian oil extraction in 2011
www.steelguru.com - 21 Feb 2008 07:14:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia denies visa to Rights group leader in days before report
International Herald Tribune - 21 Feb 2008 05:37:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
PUTIN AND MEDVEDEV SPEECHES SUGGEST THE FORMER WILL BE CALLING THE SHOTS
Russia Profile.org - 20 Feb 2008 20:25:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Putin Pledges $1Bln Aviation Center
TheMoscowTimes.com - 20 Feb 2008 19:54:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Luzhkov Has a Lot Riding on Vote
TheMoscowTimes.com - 20 Feb 2008 19:52:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Former Russian atomic energy minister sentenced to prison
International Herald Tribune - 20 Feb 2008 17:07:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom Returns to Iran
Kommersant - 20 Feb 2008 13:52:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Whose Kremlin is it? Medvedev's economic plan rocks the boat
International Herald Tribune - 20 Feb 2008 13:42:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Russia Given the Crisis Postponement
kommersant.com - 20 Feb 2008 13:18:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian PM, cabinet could face reshuffle: paper
Reuters - 20 Feb 2008 10:01:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Shvartsman Fund Deals Canceled
TheMoscowTimes.com - 19 Feb 2008 20:55:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
Two motives in Saratov Region prosecutor murder
RIA Novosti - 19 Feb 2008 16:08:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia set to destroy chemical weapons by 2012
RIA Novosti - 19 Feb 2008 14:48:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Novatek set to account for 40% of Russia's gas output in 5 years
RIA Novosti - 19 Feb 2008 14:48:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Evraz to buy stake in Delong of Beijing
International Herald Tribune - 19 Feb 2008 14:42:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Russia's Arctic dive had U.S. origins
International Herald Tribune - 19 Feb 2008 13:50:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia: Rostekhnologii may acquire control of AiRUnion carrier
Budapest Business Journal - 19 Feb 2008 13:50:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BasEl Picks Hong Kong For Metals Firm IPO
TheMoscowTimes.com - 18 Feb 2008 20:38:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev urges bigger role for small businesses
top.rbc.ru - 18 Feb 2008 20:12:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Russia looks to UN Security Council to annul Kosovo independence
RIA Novosti - 18 Feb 2008 17:23:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Deripaska beats Abramovich in Russia's billionaire race
Budapest Business Journal - 18 Feb 2008 13:35:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CAUCASUS

ARMENIA
Total assets of Armenia's banking system 24.35% of GDP by end 2007
ARKA News Agency - 21 Feb 2008 08:48:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Thousands protest Armenian election result
International Herald Tribune - 20 Feb 2008 20:31:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia's premier wins presidential vote
FT.com - 20 Feb 2008 08:40:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Opposition in Armenia says presidential election was marred by violations
International Herald Tribune - 19 Feb 2008 19:31:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia: Race For Presidency Offers New Debate Over Old Taboo
rferl.org - 19 Feb 2008 15:49:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian presidential race focuses on economic revival, disputed Nagorno-Karabakh
Kyiv Post - 18 Feb 2008 08:09:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
OSCE/ODIHR observers praise Armenian electoral campaign
Interfax - 15 Feb 2008 10:20:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN
Iran ready to actively cooperate in Azeri projects: FM
Irna - 19 Feb 2008 17:14:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran Turns to Azeri Gas Amid Shortfall
TheMoscowTimes.com - 18 Feb 2008 21:20:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azeris Building Center to Honor Late Leader
TheMoscowTimes.com - 18 Feb 2008 21:19:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran, Azerbaijan call for expansion of defense cooperation
Irna - 18 Feb 2008 14:28:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan: Washington, Baku Concerned About PKK Cells In Caucasus
rferl.org - 16 Feb 2008 14:47:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia and Azerbaijan: Partners in Pipelines, Antagonists in Energy Export Talks
EurasiaNet.org - 15 Feb 2008 05:39:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA
Government Unveils 50-Day Action Plan
Civil Georgia - 20 Feb 2008 14:49:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ministers Note Positive Signals in Economic Talks with Russia
Civil Georgia - 20 Feb 2008 10:41:27 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
USD 450 mln FDI in Two Months – PM
Civil Georgia - 20 Feb 2008 09:18:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Opposition Threatens Mass Hunger Strike
EurasiaNet.org - 20 Feb 2008 08:17:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Other Separatists Ask 'Why Not Us?'
TheMoscowTimes.com - 19 Feb 2008 20:16:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia hopes for constructive dialogue with Russia on latter's entry to WTO - ministry
Interfax - 18 Feb 2008 17:06:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Over 20,000 Rally Against Saakashvili
TheMoscowTimes.com - 17 Feb 2008 20:27:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
'No indication' of foul play in Georgian businessman's death
International Herald Tribune - 14 Feb 2008 21:23:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Georgia: Can Saakashvili Keep The Country Together?
rferl.org - 14 Feb 2008 15:07:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CENTRAL ASIA

KAZAKHSTAN
Astana steps back from PSAs
www.upstreamonline.com - 21 Feb 2008 06:57:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Astana turns screws on Tengizchevroil
www.upstreamonline.com - 20 Feb 2008 13:18:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ArcelorMittal could lose Kazakh mine rights
FT.com - 19 Feb 2008 20:15:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan plans to double oil production by 2015
RIA Novosti - 19 Feb 2008 16:52:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan pursues strategy of enrichment
FT.com - 19 Feb 2008 02:20:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia bans grain exports to Belarus, Kazakhstan until Apr. 30
RIA Novosti - 18 Feb 2008 14:45:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan: One Of Few Remaining Independent Newspapers Faces Closure
rferl.org - 15 Feb 2008 14:57:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan to take back resources
FT.com - 14 Feb 2008 20:33:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

KYRGYZSTAN
Russian-Kyrgyz trade up 50% in 2007 to $1.2 bln
RIA Novosti - 20 Feb 2008 17:32:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan will demand U.S. close airbase - eventually
RIA Novosti - 20 Feb 2008 17:00:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom to cooperate with Kyrgyz gas companies
24.kg - 20 Feb 2008 13:19:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom gets Kyrgyz gas field licenses
Budapest Business Journal - 20 Feb 2008 12:23:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Report: Concern at rush to privatize in Kyrgyzstan
Budapest Business Journal - 18 Feb 2008 09:24:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
State tightens control over energy in 2008
24.kg - 18 Feb 2008 08:46:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
Kyrgyzstan GDP growth hit 7.4 percent in January 2008
24.kg - 15 Feb 2008 11:31:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA
Counties of China, Mongolia form friendly alliance
Xinhua - 19 Feb 2008 15:04:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ambassador:India hopes to invest in Mongolia's mining industry
Xinhua - 15 Feb 2008 16:02:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Parliament's Autumn Session Closes
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 14 Feb 2008 13:57:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN
OSCE promotes cross-border trade between Tajikistan, Afghanistan
uzreport.com - 20 Feb 2008 08:24:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
UN calls for urgent aid to Tajikistan
International Herald Tribune - 18 Feb 2008 18:09:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iranian firm sign $2mn contract for dam construction in Afghanistan
Irna - 16 Feb 2008 23:31:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 11%
Iran, Tajikistan may sign military pact - Tajik weekly
Irna - 16 Feb 2008 20:20:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKMENISTAN
Turkmenistan: Gas Rationing Stirs Rare Public Outrage
rferl.org - 20 Feb 2008 15:40:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran angered by Turkmen gas cut, still wants imports
Budapest Business Journal - 20 Feb 2008 09:03:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian contractor wins tender for portion of Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline
uzreport.com - 20 Feb 2008 08:24:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UZBEKISTAN
National Bank of Uzbekistan sums up 2007 results
uzreport.com - 21 Feb 2008 10:00:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan looks at stronger ties with Malaysia
uzreport.com - 21 Feb 2008 08:07:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Expert Council created to study commodity and financial markets
uzreport.com - 20 Feb 2008 13:21:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
CIS mobile communication services market turnover to exceed US$11bn in 2008
uzreport.com - 20 Feb 2008 12:21:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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