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RUSSIAN FEDERATION [top]
Economic Ministry Violated the Package Agreement
kommersant.com - 10 Apr 2008 09:30:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Russian regions claim $170 bln from Total
Budapest Business Journal - 10 Apr 2008 06:31:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian Army Fails to Impress Americans // American experts doubt the effectiveness of the Russian military reform
Kommersant - 09 Apr 2008 22:34:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Steelmakers Moving Fast for U.S. Assets
TheMoscowTimes.com - 09 Apr 2008 19:29:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Gazprom and Eni prepare to join forces to pipe natural gas from Libya to Europe
International Herald Tribune - 09 Apr 2008 18:57:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Economic Prognosis
kommersant.com - 09 Apr 2008 13:51:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
NATO jets follow Russian strategic missile carriers in air space above Pacific and Arctic Oceans
ITAR-TASS - 09 Apr 2008 13:33:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev meets U.N. chief and takes swipe at West
Reuters - 09 Apr 2008 13:32:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
First deaths among Russian doomsday cult
Times Online - 09 Apr 2008 12:40:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tax Claims against Ernst & Young
kommersant.com - 09 Apr 2008 12:01:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
COMMENT: Russia's strategic investment bill - clarity, finally
www.businessneweurope.eu - 09 Apr 2008 08:30:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moscow wants its people on site at U.S. missile projects
International Herald Tribune - 08 Apr 2008 21:03:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Privatization of Russia's electricity company enters home stretch
International Herald Tribune - 08 Apr 2008 19:26:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Norilsk Board Survives Prokhorov's Assault
TheMoscowTimes.com - 08 Apr 2008 19:21:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 80%
Rosneft 2007 Profit Triples, Debt Drops
TheMoscowTimes.com - 08 Apr 2008 18:43:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Is NATO Expansion Bad for Russia?
TheMoscowTimes.com - 08 Apr 2008 18:07:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
New Influx Of Capital Expected
TheMoscowTimes.com - 08 Apr 2008 18:07:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Russian oligarchs ask Medvedev for fair play
Reuters - 08 Apr 2008 14:34:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev: Russia prepared to enter WTO in 2008
Xinhua - 08 Apr 2008 14:02:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
United Russia to Give Putin Card
kommersant.com - 08 Apr 2008 11:52:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian Central Bank cuts net capital inflow forecast by $5 bln
RIA Novosti - 08 Apr 2008 10:14:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
West's Criticism, Not NATO, Worries Putin
TheMoscowTimes.com - 07 Apr 2008 17:17:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Severstal – the making of a landmark deal
ebrd.com - 07 Apr 2008 11:17:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian nickel oligarchs forge new links
telegraph.co.uk - 06 Apr 2008 00:41:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia Has First Post-Soviet Baby Boom
ABC News - 05 Apr 2008 17:34:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CAUCASUS [top]

ARMENIA [top]
Armenia Ready to Cooperate
kommersant.com - 10 Apr 2008 09:25:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia's Central Bank chief appointed PM
RIA Novosti - 09 Apr 2008 17:47:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia's President dismisses gov't
rbcnews.com - 09 Apr 2008 15:16:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia: Sarkisian Sworn In As President
rferl.org - 09 Apr 2008 14:35:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Sarkisyan intends to give Armenia peace and stability
ITAR-TASS - 09 Apr 2008 12:12:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia's Sarkisyan to form four-party government
ITAR-TASS - 09 Apr 2008 04:32:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Worries Loom for Sargsyan At Home
TheMoscowTimes.com - 08 Apr 2008 20:32:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN [top]
Lukoil gets Caspian green light
www.upstreamonline.com - 09 Apr 2008 11:09:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 82%
Central Asia and Caucasus: Experiencing Rapid Growth - Report
EurasiaNet.org - 09 Apr 2008 01:19:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 83%
SOCAR raises oil and gas production in March
portnews.ru - 07 Apr 2008 09:33:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia: Yerevan Rolls Out Its Rhetorical Guns, As Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Process Stumbles
EurasiaNet.org - 05 Apr 2008 01:46:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Azerbaijan in no hurry to join NATO - ambassador
ITAR-TASS - 04 Apr 2008 15:12:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA [top]
Georgian Officials Respond to Lavrov's Statement
Civil Georgia - 09 Apr 2008 16:31:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia Accuses Ministry over Abkhazia
Kommersant - 09 Apr 2008 15:58:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%
Russia FM: Moscow will do all it can to prevent NATO membership for Ukraine, Georgia
Kyiv Post - 09 Apr 2008 09:31:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Three Blocs, Nine Parties Run in Parliamentary Polls
Civil Georgia - 08 Apr 2008 16:23:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Opposition Coalition Steps Up Anti-Saakashvili Rhetoric
Civil Georgia - 08 Apr 2008 12:22:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Shevardnadze denies rumors he may stage comeback
ITAR-TASS - 07 Apr 2008 14:09:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
The Anti-Atlantic Alliance
Kommersant - 07 Apr 2008 11:11:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
NATO: Czech FM Explains The Georgia, Ukraine Compromise
rferl.org - 05 Apr 2008 13:09:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Port Power: Georgia Hopes Poti Will Fuel Country's Economic Recovery
EurasiaNet.org - 03 Apr 2008 21:06:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%


CENTRAL ASIA [top]

KAZAKHSTAN [top]
Kazakhstan and China plan to start work on gas pipeline
www.steelguru.com - 10 Apr 2008 07:14:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ENRC undecided over Kazakhmys bid as profits leap
telegraph.co.uk - 09 Apr 2008 23:37:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan to invest $10 bln in Caspian oil and gas center
RIA Novosti - 09 Apr 2008 15:15:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
China, Kazakhstan vow to further enhance co-op
Xinhua - 09 Apr 2008 15:04:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central Asia: Kazakhstan's Neighbors Await Decision On Grain Exports
rferl.org - 09 Apr 2008 13:46:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
India seeks energy cooperation with Kazakhstan
www.steelguru.com - 08 Apr 2008 03:38:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Every post-Soviet country has its own Rahat Aliyevs - would-be «opposition» activists currently close to national leaders
Ferghana.ru - 07 Apr 2008 14:12:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 93%

KYRGYZSTAN [top]
Central Asia: EU Sees 'Huge Scope For Cooperation'
rferl.org - 09 Apr 2008 15:24:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 95%
Kyrgyzstan to enter UN Commission on Sustainable Development for 2009-2012
kabar.kg - 08 Apr 2008 06:14:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
A new edition of Kyrgyzstan's Tax Code offer to reduce VAT up to 12%
kabar.kg - 04 Apr 2008 10:32:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan will take part in NATO Summit
kabar.kg - 03 Apr 2008 11:54:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA [top]
Mongolian PM to discuss bilateral ties in Moscow
RIA Novosti - 10 Apr 2008 07:08:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 55%
COMMENT: Squabble over resources is missed opportunity for Mongolia
www.businessneweurope.eu - 08 Apr 2008 08:58:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Spring session of Mongolia's parliament opens
Xinhua - 07 Apr 2008 11:20:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mineral Changes at the Top of Spring Session's Agenda
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 05 Apr 2008 11:54:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
S.Jalin: Mongolia Could Benefit From the Rise in Oil Price
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 04 Apr 2008 02:22:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN [top]
Tajikistan: National Bank Admits Lying To IMF To Secure Loans
rferl.org - 09 Apr 2008 12:07:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan moves to cut gas deliveries to Tajikistan
RIA Novosti - 07 Apr 2008 18:07:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tajikistan ordered to repay $47m
BBC - 04 Apr 2008 22:05:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tajikistan prosecutors to investigate murder of Russian journalist
ITAR-TASS - 03 Apr 2008 17:54:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKMENISTAN [top]
President: EU one of Turkmenistan's diplomatic priorities
Xinhua - 10 Apr 2008 02:23:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central Asia: EU Makes Regional Push With High-Level Talks In Turkmenistan
rferl.org - 09 Apr 2008 11:17:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan is looking west, Turkmenistan east
Ferghana.ru - 08 Apr 2008 09:34:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran expects Turkmen gas deliveries to resume soon
www.steelguru.com - 08 Apr 2008 03:29:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
India signs oil and gas deal with Turkmenistan
www.steelguru.com - 06 Apr 2008 06:37:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UZBEKISTAN [top]
Uzbekistan may become large supplier of precious metals to world market
uzreport.com - 09 Apr 2008 11:50:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan among top ten producers of uranium
uzreport.com - 09 Apr 2008 11:50:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan cuts gas supplies to Tajikistan over unpaid debt
www.steelguru.com - 09 Apr 2008 06:34:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan's GDP grows by 9.5% to 28.2 trillion soums in 2007
uzreport.com - 08 Apr 2008 07:37:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan: Karimov Approves Overland Rail Re-Supply Route for Afghan Operations
EurasiaNet.org - 07 Apr 2008 20:39:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
NATO: Uzbek, Turkmen Presidents Offer Cooperation
rferl.org - 05 Apr 2008 15:37:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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