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RUSSIAN FEDERATION [top]
Gazprom to export USD 64 billion gas to non CIS countries
www.steelguru.com - 19 Jun 2008 08:58:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Putin will punish "irresponsible" power players
Reuters - 19 Jun 2008 07:50:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian govt. gains controlling stake in Alrosa diamond firm
Budapest Business Journal - 19 Jun 2008 06:41:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
$2Bln Zambian Deal Seen In July
TheMoscowTimes.com - 18 Jun 2008 23:27:23 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Anna Politkovskaya: four charged over Russian journalist's murder
Guardian - 18 Jun 2008 14:35:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
U.K.'s Highland to invest $500mln in Russian Far East gold mine
RIA Novosti - 18 Jun 2008 12:31:20 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russians Withdrew $55 Bill. from European Banks
kommersant.com - 18 Jun 2008 10:39:28 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 94%
National Welfare Goes to the Market
kommersant.com - 18 Jun 2008 10:39:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Severstal Cries Foul over Esmark
kommersant.com - 18 Jun 2008 09:53:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
COMMENT: Russia sees surging equity market volumes
www.businessneweurope.eu - 18 Jun 2008 09:11:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian Railways prepares bid for German rail operator
www.steelguru.com - 18 Jun 2008 09:01:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev Employs Communists
kommersant.com - 18 Jun 2008 07:55:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
Russia's inflation to hit 12% in 2008
Budapest Business Journal - 18 Jun 2008 06:06:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gazprom's Dirty Secret
TheMoscowTimes.com - 17 Jun 2008 22:02:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
After Lull, Chechnya Sees Surge in Attacks
TheMoscowTimes.com - 17 Jun 2008 22:02:38 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia Has Emerged at Last
Russia Profile.org - 17 Jun 2008 20:21:06 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
British Council to challenge 'incorrect' Russian tax bill
Guardian - 17 Jun 2008 14:45:56 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian media company Prof-Media could hold IPO late 2009
RIA Novosti - 17 Jun 2008 14:40:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Putin Scored the 2nd in Global Confidence Rating
kommersant.com - 17 Jun 2008 10:19:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Polymetal's owner sells the bulk of his stake
FT.com - 17 Jun 2008 03:02:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Gloves come off in BP's Russian row
telegraph.co.uk - 17 Jun 2008 01:00:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Prokhorov Vows to Sue Potanin
TheMoscowTimes.com - 17 Jun 2008 00:30:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Fridman On PR Blitz for TNK
TheMoscowTimes.com - 17 Jun 2008 00:29:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Irreverent Moscow expat newspaper shutting down under government pressure
International Herald Tribune - 16 Jun 2008 13:49:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
iPhones May Hit Stores In Russia By Year's End
TheMoscowTimes.com - 16 Jun 2008 00:28:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia-China trade up 44% to $48 bln in 2007
RIA Novosti - 15 Jun 2008 10:28:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CAUCASUS [top]

ARMENIA [top]
IMF excited about preconditions of tax reforms in Armenia
ARKA News Agency - 18 Jun 2008 06:29:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian Opposition Gets Ready to Rally
EurasiaNet.org - 18 Jun 2008 01:05:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian parliament approves new structure of Armenian government
ARKA News Agency - 17 Jun 2008 13:54:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Analysis: Armenian President Calls For Public Unity
rferl.org - 12 Jun 2008 11:19:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Analysis: Presidents Give Green Light For Continuation Of Karabakh Talks
rferl.org - 12 Jun 2008 11:19:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Armenian CB to Continue Ambitious Projects
ARKA News Agency - 12 Jun 2008 10:59:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN [top]
Azerbaijan produces 19.9 mln tons of oil and 9.8 bln cubic meters of gas in Jan-May 08
portnews.ru - 19 Jun 2008 06:02:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
World Bank backs Azerbaijan oil cleanup
www.upstreamonline.com - 18 Jun 2008 00:25:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Iran-Azerbaijan energy ties, amicable: Fattah
Irna - 17 Jun 2008 14:55:50 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan rebuilds oil and gas industry
www.businessneweurope.eu - 17 Jun 2008 14:49:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan: For One Election Monitoring Group, Seeing Is Believing
EurasiaNet.org - 13 Jun 2008 03:25:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA [top]
Georgia Frees Peacekeepers
TheMoscowTimes.com - 18 Jun 2008 23:26:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia warns Georgia on 'provocations'
International Herald Tribune - 18 Jun 2008 18:35:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 69%
Moscow says Georgia must review its stance on Russian peacekeepers
RIA Novosti - 18 Jun 2008 16:14:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Abkhazia Hosts Investment Forum
Civil Georgia - 18 Jun 2008 15:05:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia Denies Base in Abkhazia
Civil Georgia - 16 Jun 2008 08:33:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moscow Claims 'Terrorist Act' against its Railway Troops Thwarted in Abkhazia
Civil Georgia - 14 Jun 2008 14:34:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
In Tbilisi, a Battle Over Buildings Fires Investment Debate
EurasiaNet.org - 13 Jun 2008 21:41:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Ruling Party, Christian-Democrats Reach Agreement
Civil Georgia - 12 Jun 2008 17:59:49 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CENTRAL ASIA [top]

KAZAKHSTAN [top]
COMMENT: Sub-prime crisis will boost Kazakh private equity
www.businessneweurope.eu - 19 Jun 2008 09:43:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan: Early Parliamentary Poll on the Cards
EurasiaNet.org - 19 Jun 2008 04:14:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan plans to impose tax on natural gas output in 2009
www.steelguru.com - 19 Jun 2008 02:24:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
TMK Acquires Kazakhstan Threading and Finishing Facility
metalinfo.ru - 17 Jun 2008 14:12:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
A New Player in the Caucasus
Russia Profile.org - 17 Jun 2008 13:57:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Eni plans to invest over USD 7 billion in Kazakhstan
www.steelguru.com - 16 Jun 2008 02:22:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
China and Kazakhstan discuss on railway cooperation
www.steelguru.com - 16 Jun 2008 02:19:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

KYRGYZSTAN [top]
Kyrgyzstan: Rights Groups Assail Restrictive New Media Law
rferl.org - 18 Jun 2008 15:01:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
U.S. official to discuss Kyrgyz military airbase expansion - news agency
RIA Novosti - 18 Jun 2008 13:08:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Alik Orzov: Kyrgyzstan must notify CSTO and SCO about U.S. plans
24.kg - 18 Jun 2008 11:53:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan relies on plans to increase coal production
www.steelguru.com - 16 Jun 2008 02:20:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan cutting down on taxes
24.kg - 13 Jun 2008 05:20:00 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA [top]
Steady growth in China-Mongolia trade, economic co-op
Xinhua - 19 Jun 2008 05:43:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Xanadu Mines to raise USD 100 million in HK IPO
www.steelguru.com - 18 Jun 2008 01:54:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 82%
Western readies Bayanbulag coal deposit for production
www.steelguru.com - 16 Jun 2008 02:18:51 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 92%
South Gobi Energy Resources opens Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine
www.steelguru.com - 15 Jun 2008 01:58:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 90%
Massive Increase in Prices, Imports
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 13 Jun 2008 02:46:11 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Parliament Election Campaign Gets Nasty
ubpost.mongolnews.mn - 12 Jun 2008 14:47:57 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN [top]
Tajikistan: Tensions Rising Over Food Prices In Remote East
rferl.org - 18 Jun 2008 14:09:13 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD Supports Coca-Cola Icecek Investments in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan
flex-news-food.com - 18 Jun 2008 08:22:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Tethys received licensed to develop 5 gas fields in Tajikistan
www.steelguru.com - 17 Jun 2008 02:05:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Central Asia: Age-Old Water Problem Brings Tensions To A Boil
rferl.org - 15 Jun 2008 17:51:30 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%

TURKMENISTAN [top]
Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan discuss pipeline project
www.steelguru.com - 19 Jun 2008 02:24:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmenistan and Russia discuss gas commercial price for 2009
www.steelguru.com - 19 Jun 2008 02:23:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UZBEKISTAN [top]
Iran Uzbekistan trade value hits USD 650 million
www.steelguru.com - 18 Jun 2008 01:58:36 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia: Moscow Looks To Expand Military Presence In Central Asia
rferl.org - 17 Jun 2008 16:25:43 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Uzbekistan-China gas pipeline construction to start
Budapest Business Journal - 17 Jun 2008 08:49:17 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
A legacy of salt in Uzbekistan
International Herald Tribune - 15 Jun 2008 19:46:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
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