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RUSSIAN FEDERATION [top]
New PM Putin vows to curb inflation, cut taxes
Reuters - 08 May 2008 10:09:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia to outstrip UK by GDP at purchasing power parity
rbcnews.com - 08 May 2008 09:18:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Swiss Bank Arrived for Millionaires
kommersant.com - 08 May 2008 09:15:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
Severstal buys US facility from ArcelorMittal
rbcnews.com - 08 May 2008 08:30:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Raspadskaya may sell shares in London - Report
www.steelguru.com - 08 May 2008 07:10:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom Neft planning USD 1 billion syndicated loan – Report
www.steelguru.com - 08 May 2008 07:07:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Globaltrans starts trading on LSE after IPO raises $449m
www.businessneweurope.eu - 08 May 2008 07:05:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD buys OGK-5 stake from Enel, controls 5.2%
Budapest Business Journal - 08 May 2008 06:16:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
VimpelCom Seen on the Other Side of Equator
kommersant.com - 08 May 2008 05:37:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
President Signs Decree on Federal Land
kommersant.com - 08 May 2008 03:50:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
TNK-BP wins record tax rebate in Russia worth almost £215m
The Independent - 08 May 2008 00:14:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Lawmakers urge Bush to shelve Russia nuclear deal
Reuters - 08 May 2008 00:11:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Putin ever present as Medvedev becomes president
Guardian - 08 May 2008 00:10:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Duo beat Rosneft on Siberian tender
www.upstreamonline.com - 07 May 2008 16:27:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev handed control of Russia's nuclear weapons
RIA Novosti - 07 May 2008 13:14:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
New era in Russia as Medvedev is sworn in
FT.com - 07 May 2008 10:03:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia enacts law on foreign investment in strategic industries
RIA Novosti - 07 May 2008 07:23:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia's Uranium Supplies to U.S. Restricted till 2020
kommersant.com - 07 May 2008 06:11:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Inflation poisons the political inheritance
FT.com - 07 May 2008 03:08:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
At least 5 police officers killed by bomb in Chechnya
International Herald Tribune - 05 May 2008 14:03:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
COMMENT: Russia's outward investment
www.businessneweurope.eu - 05 May 2008 14:01:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
The Litvinenko files: Was he really murdered?
The Independent - 02 May 2008 00:06:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%


CAUCASUS [top]

ARMENIA [top]
Armenian leader condemns "genocide" before pope
Reuters - 07 May 2008 15:20:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Total Capital of Armenian Banks Grows 6% in One Quarter
ARKA News Agency - 07 May 2008 04:54:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian parliament approves government's program for 2008-2012
ARKA News Agency - 04 May 2008 17:12:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
8.8% Economic Growth in NKR in 2007
ARKA News Agency - 04 May 2008 08:23:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenia: Time for a Change on Karabakh?
EurasiaNet.org - 02 May 2008 23:01:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN [top]
EU: Nabucco Looks To Middle East For Gas
rferl.org - 07 May 2008 13:53:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Iran, Azerbaijan sign border security agreement
Irna - 07 May 2008 10:53:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan allows Russian equipment for Bushehr NPP into Iran
RIA Novosti - 01 May 2008 16:16:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA [top]
Russian military threatens to boost Georgia force
Reuters - 08 May 2008 07:44:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Abkhazia says breakaway region to gain independence eventually
RIA Novosti - 07 May 2008 14:13:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Georgia Rendered Russia Subject to Call-up // Tbilisi asking the West to avert war
Kommersant - 07 May 2008 01:08:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
S&P Revises Georgia's Outlook Down to Stable
Civil Georgia - 05 May 2008 19:05:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Georgia Pulls Out from Air Defense Treaty with Russia
Civil Georgia - 05 May 2008 19:05:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
More Drones Downed over Abkhazia
Kommersant - 05 May 2008 13:04:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 97%
Long-Simmering Abkhaz Conflict Heating Up....But Why Now?
rferl.org - 03 May 2008 14:37:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Analysis: Georgian Election Campaign Gets Under Way
rferl.org - 03 May 2008 14:37:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Russia steps up effort to keep Georgia out of NATO
International Herald Tribune - 01 May 2008 17:43:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CENTRAL ASIA [top]

KAZAKHSTAN [top]
Russia, Kazakhstan agree to double pipeline capacity by 2012
RIA Novosti - 07 May 2008 18:49:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
ENRC takes Brazilian iron ore mine stake
FT.com - 07 May 2008 06:57:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan increased oil production 6.3% in Jan-Apr, 08
portnews.ru - 06 May 2008 09:19:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
‘Turkish, Kazakh trade should exceed $5 billion'
www.todayszaman.com - 05 May 2008 23:26:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhmys to triple power plant output by 2014
www.steelguru.com - 05 May 2008 07:17:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan: Astana Set to Make an Energy Export Break with Russia
EurasiaNet.org - 02 May 2008 23:00:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

KYRGYZSTAN [top]
WB allocates grant in the amount of 9 mln.dollars to develop Kyrgyzstan's agriculture
kabar.kg - 08 May 2008 04:51:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan shows lowest investment growth
24.kg - 07 May 2008 11:23:05 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
New agreement on Kumtor to be approved soon
kabar.kg - 02 May 2008 11:57:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Agreement inked: Kyrgyzstan to help Pakistan control power shortfall
24.kg - 02 May 2008 10:11:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA [top]
Audit Finds Tg26 Billion Discrepancy
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 07 May 2008 02:37:32 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
DP Demands Food Minister be Sacked
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 06 May 2008 14:39:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Veto on Election Amendment
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 06 May 2008 14:39:34 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN [top]
Tajikistan: Government Shakes Down Population Amid Deepening Economic Dysfunction
EurasiaNet.org - 07 May 2008 22:39:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran, Tajikistan reach agreement on insurance cooperation
Irna - 07 May 2008 13:33:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Increased water amount in Tajik river to boost power production
uzreport.com - 07 May 2008 12:31:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tajikistan primary aluminum output up in 4 months
www.steelguru.com - 07 May 2008 07:01:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TURKMENISTAN [top]
Ankara unveils Turkmen gas push
www.upstreamonline.com - 07 May 2008 13:28:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
The end of the era of cheap gas
Budapest Business Journal - 06 May 2008 06:33:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Iran to import 30 mcm of Turkmen gas daily
Budapest Business Journal - 06 May 2008 00:08:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmen leader dismantles monument to ex-ruler
International Herald Tribune - 05 May 2008 14:15:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UZBEKISTAN [top]
Uzbek parliament's lower house considers microfinancing problems
uzreport.com - 06 May 2008 16:27:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Real estate in Uzbekistan: The demand is outgrowing supply
Ferghana.ru - 06 May 2008 07:02:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia mulls stronger partnership with Uzbekistan
Budapest Business Journal - 06 May 2008 00:08:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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