Kazakhstan
TURKMENISTAN: Gazprom remains key to gas exports
Turkmenistan is a significant gas producer, which claims to have massively underdeveloped...
TurkmenistanKAZAKHSTAN: World Bank lends to save Aral Sea
The Kazakh government has secured a 126 million dollar loan from the World Bank, which it hopes...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN/RUSSIA: Energy nationalism affects CIS
Kazakhstan's Ecology Ministry said yesterday it had dropped claims against the Chevron-led...
KazakhstanRUSSIA: M&A activity will remain strong in 2007
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Russia surged to a record high of 71 billion dollars last year,...
RussiaRUSSIA/CIS: Regional states drift away from Moscow
Russia's neighbourhood has become a testing ground for its new foreign policy assertiveness. It...
RussiaRUSSIA/GREECE/BULGARIA: Pipeline deal is signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and Bulgarian Prime...
RussiaRUSSIA/BALKANS/GREECE: Pipeline will see export growth
The construction of the BA pipeline will have a significant impact on the operation of existing...
RussiaCENTRAL ASIA: Politics and geography constrain trade
Central Asia is at risk of falling into a CIS-centric bloc characterised by high levels of...
Central Asia