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RUSSIAN FEDERATION [top]
Russia sends extra troops to Georgian rebel region
Reuters - 01 May 2008 09:31:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom and VNG to build gas storage facility in Germany
www.steelguru.com - 01 May 2008 06:13:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
UK float for Russian rail group
FT.com - 01 May 2008 04:12:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
RAF 'intercepted Russian planes'
BBC - 30 Apr 2008 20:31:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Threat of Rising Real Ruble Spurious
Kommersant - 30 Apr 2008 13:19:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 55%
Capital inflow into Russia higher than forecasts - analysts
RIA Novosti - 30 Apr 2008 13:13:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia says identifies remains of Tsar's children
Reuters - 30 Apr 2008 12:35:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia's VTB Bank to raise $1bln syndicated loan
RIA Novosti - 30 Apr 2008 11:57:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
A New Euro-opponent of Russia
kommersant.com - 30 Apr 2008 09:18:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia to Suffer Quota Reduction
kommersant.com - 30 Apr 2008 09:18:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev: Nothing Dramatic Happens in Time of Power Transfer
kommersant.com - 30 Apr 2008 09:18:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
Russian mineral fertilizer firm Acron set for $900 mln IPO -paper
RIA Novosti - 30 Apr 2008 07:44:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Abramovich Lawyer Faults Berezovsky Suit
kommersant.com - 29 Apr 2008 17:32:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Eni offers Gazprom $350m in asset swap
www.upstreamonline.com - 29 Apr 2008 17:19:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian premier says could head Gazprom board of directors
RIA Novosti - 29 Apr 2008 16:49:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moscow Justifies Legal Links with Abkhazia, S.Ossetia
Civil Georgia - 29 Apr 2008 15:04:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Asia-Pacific to get 30% of Russia's natural gas exports by 2020
RIA Novosti - 29 Apr 2008 10:02:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Roman Abramovich Mined $18 Million
Kommersant - 29 Apr 2008 09:37:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Rusal's IPO could be 'dual or triple listing'
FT.com - 27 Apr 2008 22:11:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia's richest man sees Putin in charge to 2020
Reuters - 27 Apr 2008 20:53:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Putin begins forming prime ministerial team
Reuters - 25 Apr 2008 18:57:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia's Putin signs law imposing referendum restrictions
RIA Novosti - 25 Apr 2008 15:08:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CAUCASUS [top]

ARMENIA [top]
Armenia parliament urges govt to more actively settle Karabakh issue
ITAR-TASS - 30 Apr 2008 10:27:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian government approves draft program 2008-2012
ARKA News Agency - 28 Apr 2008 13:39:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Warming in Turkish, Armenian relations as PMs exchange letters
www.hurriyet.com.tr - 28 Apr 2008 08:36:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia: Yerevan, Moscow Set Up Uranium Venture
rferl.org - 26 Apr 2008 13:40:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia: Gas Price Hike Poses Challenge for Government
EurasiaNet.org - 24 Apr 2008 19:37:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN [top]
Iran may soon get Russian Bushehr shipment held up in Azerbaijan
RIA Novosti - 30 Apr 2008 14:22:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan: Nuclear Cargo For Iran Remains Stuck At Border
rferl.org - 30 Apr 2008 13:56:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
BP to produce 7.7 bln cu m of gas at Caspian field in 2008
RIA Novosti - 30 Apr 2008 13:14:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 89%
MTZ may open joint venture in Azerbaijan this year
www.belta.by - 30 Apr 2008 12:49:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan: Did Washington Have a Hand in Stopping Nuclear Shipment Headed for Iran?
EurasiaNet.org - 29 Apr 2008 20:34:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iranian FM summons Azeri ambassador over cargo delay
ITAR-TASS - 28 Apr 2008 06:09:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA [top]
NATO accuses Russia of stirring tensions in rebel Georgia areas
International Herald Tribune - 01 May 2008 03:11:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia Accuses Russia of Aggression
Kommersant - 30 Apr 2008 08:02:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
Georgia-Russia tensions ramped up
BBC - 29 Apr 2008 22:07:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 67%
Georgia: A Sign of Change? Georgia Floats Its First International Bonds
EurasiaNet.org - 29 Apr 2008 20:34:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
‘We Hope to Avoid War' – State Minister
Civil Georgia - 29 Apr 2008 16:58:08 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Amid War Worries, Abkhazia Hails the End of Embargo
EurasiaNet.org - 29 Apr 2008 01:57:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Abkhazia ready to sign military agreement with Russia - 2
RIA Novosti - 28 Apr 2008 18:23:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Georgia steps up its diplomatic push for NATO membership
International Herald Tribune - 25 Apr 2008 19:14:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia-Russia spy plane row prompts OSCE mission
Reuters - 25 Apr 2008 11:42:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 41%
Georgia: Gaining the Upper Hand in the PR Battle With Russia
EurasiaNet.org - 24 Apr 2008 19:37:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%


CENTRAL ASIA [top]

KAZAKHSTAN [top]
KazMunaiGaz E&P pumps up volume
www.upstreamonline.com - 28 Apr 2008 10:30:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan joining Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline project
www.steelguru.com - 27 Apr 2008 05:19:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan hold talks on tariffs for oil
Budapest Business Journal - 25 Apr 2008 10:05:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ArcelorMittal to spend USD 263 million on Kazakh mines
www.steelguru.com - 25 Apr 2008 05:48:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ENRC takes a breather as investors cash in
telegraph.co.uk - 24 Apr 2008 23:37:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

KYRGYZSTAN [top]
Kyrgyzstan pay off debt to KFAED in 10 years
24.kg - 30 Apr 2008 13:36:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan to meet 10% of semiconductor market demand in 2010
24.kg - 28 Apr 2008 09:38:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
British billionaire launches ferroalloy plant construction in Kyrgyzstan
24.kg - 28 Apr 2008 09:38:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan's foreign sales turnover lift up by 28% in 2008
kabar.kg - 25 Apr 2008 11:32:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
New powers wielded to President
24.kg - 24 Apr 2008 15:23:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Kyrgyzstan's industry, energy and fuel resources ministry work with Gazprom to develop oil and gas fields
kabar.kg - 24 Apr 2008 12:50:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA [top]
Rostekhnologia Head Seeks Mining Might
kommersant.com - 28 Apr 2008 10:01:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Mining Reserves to Double by 2010
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 25 Apr 2008 02:34:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
First Copper Product Set for Market
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 25 Apr 2008 02:33:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mining Draft Laws Continue Through Parliament
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 24 Apr 2008 12:07:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN [top]
Central Asia: Water Woes Stoke Economic Worries
EurasiaNet.org - 29 Apr 2008 01:58:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Tajik president: Iran's role important for Tajik development
Irna - 25 Apr 2008 15:22:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKMENISTAN [top]
Turkey - Turkmenistan Joint Economic Committee Protocol Signed
www.turkishpress.com - 01 May 2008 05:00:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmenistan re starts gas export to Iran
www.steelguru.com - 30 Apr 2008 05:49:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkish Contractors' Investments In Turkmenistan Will Be Worth 5 Bln Usd In 2008, Tuzmen
www.turkishpress.com - 30 Apr 2008 03:40:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmen Gas Heads South
kommersant.com - 28 Apr 2008 16:34:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Energy: Turkmen, Iranian Presidents Moving Ahead With Rival Pipelines
rferl.org - 28 Apr 2008 15:53:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmenistan seeks energy cooperation, offshore PSAs
www.ogj.com - 24 Apr 2008 21:17:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmenistan to drop calendar of former ruler
International Herald Tribune - 24 Apr 2008 20:51:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UZBEKISTAN [top]
East: Democracy Setbacks, Energy Gains, Take Toll On Press Freedom
rferl.org - 30 Apr 2008 16:27:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 87%
Uzbekenergo, Afghan Energy Ministry sign MoU
UzA - 25 Apr 2008 21:27:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central Asia: Uzbek Leader Stands Pat On Regional Union
rferl.org - 25 Apr 2008 15:53:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
LUKoil to invest $5.5 bln in Uzbekistan by 2015
Budapest Business Journal - 25 Apr 2008 09:20:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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