Kazakhstan
TURKMENISTAN/RUSSIA: Gas price hikes seem inevitable
Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov said today that he would sign a major deal with Russia on...
TurkmenistanAZERBAIJAN: BTC pipeline hails political triumph
A British tanker delivered 600,000 barrels of Azeri crude to the Italian port of Savona on June...
AzerbaijanKAZAKHSTAN: China pipeline boosts multi-vector option
Astana's multi-vector strategy aimed at diversifying oil export pipelines has not marred...
KazakhstanRUSSIA/UKRAINE: Gazprom warns of gas price increases
Russian gas giant Gazprom warned today that Ukraine could face another gas price increase after...
RussiaCENTRAL ASIA: Lagging welfare reform affects stability
The diverse approaches to welfare reform across Central Asia reflect both the relative strength...
Central AsiaKAZAKHSTAN/RUSSIA: Astana plans gas pipe expansion
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, agreed prices...
KazakhstanCIS: Oil bonanza swells state oil funds
Efficient management of oil revenues is a major challenge facing policymakers in the CIS...
CisRUSSIA: Gas pipelines show Gazprom's preponderance
Gazprom is serious about diversifying its gas export routes to European as well as Asian and...
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