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RUSSIAN FEDERATION [top]
TNK-BP's Russian owners rubbish sale talk
www.upstreamonline.com - 24 Apr 2008 09:52:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
RF Federal budget to allocate RUR 4.651 trillion for transport system development in 2010-2015
portnews.ru - 24 Apr 2008 09:16:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 76%
Russia could raise oil export tax to $400 per ton in June
RIA Novosti - 24 Apr 2008 09:10:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
The Technology of Trillion Rubles
Kommersant - 24 Apr 2008 06:57:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Number of cars to double in Russia by 2015
RIA Novosti - 24 Apr 2008 06:34:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom to buy control of TNK-BP for $20 billion: report
Reuters - 24 Apr 2008 06:25:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Detective steps down in Russian embezzlement case
International Herald Tribune - 23 Apr 2008 22:22:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Chechnya: Russian Documentary Alleges West Sought Chechen Secession
rferl.org - 23 Apr 2008 16:15:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Software Producers Leaving Russia
kommersant.com - 23 Apr 2008 15:10:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian bombers patrol over Atlantic Ocean
RIA Novosti - 23 Apr 2008 13:38:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom Profits Rising Fast
kommersant.com - 23 Apr 2008 11:36:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
FSB helicopter attacked in Chechnya
RIA Novosti - 23 Apr 2008 11:02:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia slaps $256 mln tax claim on TNK-BP
Budapest Business Journal - 23 Apr 2008 09:08:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom eyes cooperation with Eni in Libya
www.steelguru.com - 23 Apr 2008 05:44:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian news agency says Soyuz crew was in danger on descent
International Herald Tribune - 22 Apr 2008 22:37:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia's Economy Is Overheated
kommersant.com - 22 Apr 2008 16:24:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Rosenergoatom Faced Tax Charges of Billion Rubles
kommersant.com - 22 Apr 2008 10:37:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian food retailer X5 to float $1bln in GDRs
RIA Novosti - 22 Apr 2008 10:16:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian Regions Rated on Ecology
Kommersant - 22 Apr 2008 10:05:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tax Incomes Grows Even without VAT
kommersant.com - 22 Apr 2008 09:51:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 77%
No major problems with Russia's banking system
top.rbc.ru - 21 Apr 2008 23:59:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia Takes a Charter to Iran
Kommersant - 21 Apr 2008 12:58:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia cancels Libyan debt in exchange for contracts
www.steelguru.com - 21 Apr 2008 06:22:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Get a Grip on the Successor
Kommersant - 21 Apr 2008 05:03:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Roman Abramovich squares up for £2bn court battle with Boris Berezovsky
telegraph.co.uk - 18 Apr 2008 23:52:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia Has Over 100 Dollar Billionaires
kommersant.com - 18 Apr 2008 13:48:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CAUCASUS [top]

ARMENIA [top]
Turkey says it wants to normalise relations with neighbouring Armenia
Southeast European Times - 22 Apr 2008 14:48:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Electric network of Armenia to implement $164mln investment program in 2008-2010
ARKA News Agency - 22 Apr 2008 10:06:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian-Armenian uranium JV to start prospecting by late 2008
RIA Novosti - 22 Apr 2008 09:39:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian president forms new government
ARKA News Agency - 22 Apr 2008 07:54:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
London stock exchange offers Armavia to issue IPO
ARKA News Agency - 18 Apr 2008 15:49:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Analysis: Armenia's Outgoing Foreign Minister Defends Karabakh Policy
rferl.org - 18 Apr 2008 14:46:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia: New Government Takes Shape, Faces Big Challenges
rferl.org - 18 Apr 2008 14:46:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia Has No Human Rights
kommersant.com - 18 Apr 2008 05:43:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN [top]
Despite Potholes, a Relatively Smooth Road for US-Azerbaijan Military Cooperation
EurasiaNet.org - 24 Apr 2008 00:45:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan allows possibility of gas export to Greece in 2008
Budapest Business Journal - 23 Apr 2008 14:25:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian firm says Baku not requested info on Iran NPP cargo
RIA Novosti - 22 Apr 2008 13:28:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Two Iranians shot dead by Azerbaijani border guards
RIA Novosti - 22 Apr 2008 10:17:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 72%
Nuclear shipment stopped by Azerbaijan
MSNBC - 21 Apr 2008 21:36:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Analysis: Azerbaijan Grapples With Rising Inflation
rferl.org - 18 Apr 2008 14:46:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA [top]
Russia Hits Back at Georgia in Drone Shoot-Down Flap
EurasiaNet.org - 24 Apr 2008 00:45:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 77%
West asks Russia to revoke move on Georgia regions
Reuters - 24 Apr 2008 00:17:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 37%
France Grants Asylum to Okruashvili
Civil Georgia - 23 Apr 2008 14:54:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia: In Surprise Move, Burjanadze Says She Won't Seek Reelection
rferl.org - 23 Apr 2008 12:54:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 82%
Nato delay on Georgia 'helped Kremlin'
telegraph.co.uk - 23 Apr 2008 01:25:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
UN Security Council set to discuss rift between Georgia and Russia
International Herald Tribune - 22 Apr 2008 14:41:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Rice Says 'Very Concerned' Over Russia Move On Georgia Separatist Regions
rferl.org - 19 Apr 2008 13:42:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 75%
Georgia to Become Recognized Republic // Russia's government to normalize relations with Georgia
Kommersant - 19 Apr 2008 08:14:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
Georgia angry at Russia's links with rebel regions
The Independent - 19 Apr 2008 00:44:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 40%


CENTRAL ASIA [top]

KAZAKHSTAN [top]
Kazakhstan joining Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline project
portnews.ru - 24 Apr 2008 06:02:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakh prosecutor questions safety at ArcelorMittal coal mines
www.steelguru.com - 24 Apr 2008 05:20:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan: Coup Plots And Corruption Alleged As Former Presidential Son-In Law Battles Authorities
rferl.org - 21 Apr 2008 13:59:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan industrial growth slows down in Q1
www.steelguru.com - 20 Apr 2008 05:04:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan may impose metals export duty
www.steelguru.com - 19 Apr 2008 04:48:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
India seeks energy cooperation with Kazakhstan
www.steelguru.com - 19 Apr 2008 04:47:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tengizchevroil hit by new $307m fine
www.upstreamonline.com - 18 Apr 2008 11:15:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan levies tax on new fields
telegraph.co.uk - 17 Apr 2008 23:32:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

KYRGYZSTAN [top]
Demo for U.S. troops' withdrawal starts in Bishkek
24.kg - 22 Apr 2008 06:31:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyz Finance Minister heads for Kuwait
24.kg - 21 Apr 2008 15:01:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan: Russian Soldier's Shooting Sparks Diplomatic Row
rferl.org - 21 Apr 2008 13:59:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan says Russian officer accidentally shot by traffic cop
RIA Novosti - 21 Apr 2008 10:07:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
State budget allot 600M soms for mortgage construction in 2008
24.kg - 21 Apr 2008 07:12:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Central Asia: Kyrgyz President Returns From Fence-Mending Trip To Astana
rferl.org - 18 Apr 2008 13:07:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA [top]
Mongolia may claim 51% of strategic mines
www.steelguru.com - 24 Apr 2008 05:19:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mongolians Protest Over Prices Hikes
ABC News - 18 Apr 2008 12:28:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
ADB provides grant to fund road project in western Mongolia
Xinhua - 18 Apr 2008 10:43:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
SouthGobi eying USD 800 million HK IPO – Report
www.steelguru.com - 18 Apr 2008 06:22:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 12%
Currency Fall Rumor Unfounded, Designed for Profit
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 18 Apr 2008 02:30:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Trade Talks Dominate Bayar-Putin Meeting
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 17 Apr 2008 14:33:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN [top]
Tajikistan's foreign debt grows 39% year on year to $1.2bn
RIA Novosti - 24 Apr 2008 09:58:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
World Bank allot $90M for electricity supply from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan
24.kg - 23 Apr 2008 13:32:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD Board Directors visit Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
ebrd.com - 19 Apr 2008 02:07:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran an important trade partners of Tajikistan: Official
Irna - 18 Apr 2008 14:36:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKMENISTAN [top]
Turkmenistan has eight trillion cubic meter gas, minister tells 4-nation moot
Irna - 23 Apr 2008 22:55:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central Asia: Trans-Afghan Pipeline Discussions Open In Islamabad
rferl.org - 23 Apr 2008 12:04:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
Turkmenistan: Iran Admits Defeat in Gas Pricing Dispute
EurasiaNet.org - 23 Apr 2008 05:52:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran may replace Turkmenistan in Nabucco gas project
www.steelguru.com - 20 Apr 2008 05:03:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmens queue to sell dollars as fears grow of devaluation
www.turkishpress.com - 19 Apr 2008 09:40:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Turkmenistan: Finance Officials Sacked Amid Talk Of Economic Reforms
rferl.org - 18 Apr 2008 15:35:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Suitors line up in London to court Turkmen oil wealth
Budapest Business Journal - 18 Apr 2008 06:26:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UZBEKISTAN [top]
Another round of "planned" inflation reported in Uzbekistan
Ferghana.ru - 23 Apr 2008 10:12:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan decide to create free trade zone
uzreport.com - 23 Apr 2008 07:15:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Uzbek and Turkmen price maneuvering on natural gas export to Russia
Budapest Business Journal - 22 Apr 2008 09:03:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moody's publishes first reports on Uzbekistan's banking system
uzreport.com - 17 Apr 2008 18:33:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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