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Electric power will be turned off all over Tajikistan on November 29-30

Electric power will be turned off all over Tajikistan on November 29-30

27.11.2006 11:29 msk Business Tajikistan

"Electric power will be turned off all over Tajikistan (probably including the capital) on November 29-30. Vital objects will be the only exception. This is going to be the first such a blackout in the history of sovereign Tajikistan," the head of Barki Tochik Sharifhon Samiyev said at a press confe

Uzbekistan refuses to recognize international structures' jurisdiction over investment disputes

Uzbekistan refuses to recognize international structures' jurisdiction over investment disputes

22.11.2006 10:33 msk Business Uzbekistan

Foreign investors in Uzbek economy may now forget about appeals to international courts in the hope to defend themselves, thanks to the verdict of the Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan (November 20).

Project of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to India may become a challenge to Moscow

Project of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to India may become a challenge to Moscow

22.11.2006 10:32 msk Business Russia

Postponed more than once already, beginning of construction of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan to Pakistan to India is a matter of a few months now. The agreement was made at the two-day regional conference "Asia: Energy Cooperation" in New Delhi. Eighteen countries including Russia

The Turkmenbashi permitted the Chinese to develop Southern Iolotan

The Turkmenbashi permitted the Chinese to develop Southern Iolotan

21.11.2006 14:13 msk Business Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan.Ru reports that President Saparmurat Niyazov signed the document that endorsed the decision of the contest commission of the State Corporation Turkmengeology. This latter handled prospective investors' offers concerning development of Gunorta Yeloten or Southern Iolotan, a major oil and

Uzbek cotton goes at one third of the price a decade ago

Uzbek cotton goes at one third of the price a decade ago

20.11.2006 11:28 msk Business Uzbekistan

Two hundred and fifty companies from 36 countries participated in the Second International Cotton Fair in Tashkent. This year, Uzbekistan is expected to produce more than one million tons of cotton, and 700,000 or 800,000 of them will be exported (that makes Uzbekistan the second largest exporter of

Russian military leadership does not rule out the possibility that IL-76 MFs will be assembled in Uzbekistan

Russian military leadership does not rule out the possibility that IL-76 MFs will be assembled in Uzbekistan

07.11.2006 22:09 msk Business Uzbekistan

The Tashkent Aircraft Manufacturer named after Valery Chkalov is given a chance. The decision to shift assembly of IL-76 transports from Uzbekistan to Russia hasn't been made yet. Two senior officials of the Russian state confirm indirectly that it may never be made.

Uzbekistan is selling objects of the national chemical industry

Uzbekistan is selling objects of the national chemical industry

01.11.2006 12:05 msk Business Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan has decided to sell state interest in practically all enterprises of the national chemical complex. Experts believe that investors may take interest because there are few free assets in the Commonwealth nowadays. The Uzbek authorities are also waiting for Russian companies but the latter

Uzbekistan intends to sell interest in the national air carrier

Uzbekistan intends to sell interest in the national air carrier

27.10.2006 19:41 msk Business Uzbekistan

The government of Uzbekistan intends to sell a portfolio in Uzbekiston Havo Jullari (Uzbek Airlines) to foreign investors in 2008.

Uzbekistan turns down Kyrgyzstan's request to reduce the gas tariffs

Uzbekistan turns down Kyrgyzstan's request to reduce the gas tariffs

27.10.2006 19:40 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev dispatched Igor Chudinov of KyrgyzGas and Saparbek Balkibekov of Kyrgyz Power Plants to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss gas tariffs, on October 26.

The United States will pay Kyrgyzstan less than it promised

The United States will pay Kyrgyzstan less than it promised

20.10.2006 16:23 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Financial aspects of the US-Kyrgyz accord over the US AF Base on the territory of the Bishkek airport Manas became public knowledge, yesterday. Boplotbek Maripov, ex-chief editor of the newspaper Obschestvenny Reiting who had became a deputy of the national parliament, called a special press confere

Uzbekistan: the lowest economic growth and the highest inflation rate in all of the region

Uzbekistan: the lowest economic growth and the highest inflation rate in all of the region

17.10.2006 22:36 msk Business Uzbekistan

Impressive economic growth in Central Asia will continue yet, but urgent measures are needed to curtail inflation and loaning. This is the conclusion drawn in "Prospects of Development of the Regional Economy", a report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). David Owen of the IMF Department of th

The Caspian states are worried by the state of regional security

The Caspian states are worried by the state of regional security

17.10.2006 22:34 msk Business Kazakhstan

The situation in the Caspian region is determined by political factors and national interests of the states of the region, not to mention the geopolitical arrangement in general. American analysts maintain that the Caspian region will become one of the least stable areas in the world by 2015. Activi

Uzbek gas will become much more expensive for Kyrgyzstan

Uzbek gas will become much more expensive for Kyrgyzstan

11.10.2006 15:38 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekneftegaz PR Department reports that natural gas imported from Uzbekistan will cost Kyrgyzstan $100 per 1,000 cubic meters as of January 1, 2007. These days, Kyrgyzstan is paying only $40.

Price of Uzbek gas for Tajik consumers will almost double

Price of Uzbek gas for Tajik consumers will almost double

10.10.2006 12:13 msk Business Tajikistan

Sources in Tajikgaz say that Uzbekistan intends to up the price of the natural gas exported to Tajikistan in January 2007.

Russia's military relations with post-Soviet countries are based on its geopolitical interests

Russia's military relations with post-Soviet countries are based on its geopolitical interests

09.10.2006 14:59 msk Business Russia

Russia is launching a new phase of military and military-technical cooperation in the post-Soviet zone. Facts show that this new phase is determined by processes of disintegration. The Russian-Uzbek relations are a vivid example. At first sight, everything is fine and dandy in these relations but th

Record yield of cotton is expected on the eve of the Tashkent Cotton Auction

Record yield of cotton is expected on the eve of the Tashkent Cotton Auction

03.10.2006 21:57 msk Business Uzbekistan

Cotton harvesting begins in Uzbekistan. The yield is expected to amount to 3.6 million tons of raw cotton, judging by the estimates made by specialists of the republican Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. Farms accounted for 66% of the harvest in 2005. This figure is expected to reach 86%

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