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Kazakhstan plans $4 bln of contracts for infrastructure

Kazakhstan, the biggest oil producer in the former Soviet Union after Russia, plans to tender 500 billion tenge of transport...

Initiatives

Bird flu outbreak in Moscow region kills 150 chickens

Bird flu killed at least 150 chickens near Moscow last week, Russia's second outbreak of the lethal H5N1 strain of...

Initiatives

Belarus raises transit fees on Russian crude by one third

Belarus raised transit fees for Russian crude crossing its territory by about a third today after reaching an agreement with...

Recycling

CEZ to invest CZK2.5 bln to build largest Czech wind farm

CEZ AS, the Czech Republic's dominant utility, plans to spend 2.5 bln koruna ($115 mln) building the largest wind farm...

Initiatives

Russia will decide on New Baltic Oil Link in a month

Russia will decide within a month whether to build a new oil-export link to the Baltic port of Primorsk, bypassing...

Initiatives

Bernard Matthews farm cleared after bird flu outbreak – extended

Bernard Matthews Holdings Ltd., Europe's largest poultry producer, said the UK turkey farm where bird flu was found earlier this...

Initiatives

Hungary is on track to meet budget deficit goals, Premier says

Hungary is on track to meet the government's budget deficit target this year and doesn't need to take more measures...

Initiatives

UK farmers demand poultry probe

Britain's National Farmers' Union has asked for an investigation into Hungary's measures to combat the spread of bird flu, the...

Recycling

Russia to grill executives on safety, Chubais first

Russia's industry competition office will test executives of energy and metals companies on their knowledge of safety procedures, starting with...

Recycling

Action Construction unit acquires 74% stake in Romanian company

Action Construction Equipment Ltd., an Indian crane maker, said its Cyprus-based unit Frested Ltd. acquired 73.9% stake in a Romanian...

Initiatives

Belarus to raise fees for oil shipments from Russia to Europe

Belarus will increase fees for pumping Russian oil to Europe through its territory starting February 15, raising concern a dispute...

Recycling

Russia expands uranium enrichment with acquisitions

Russia's government, seeking to build a nuclear company that can compete with western rivals, expanded its uranium-enrichment program by buying...

Initiatives

Bulgaria plans 6% economic growth, budget surplus through 2009

The government of Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest member, forecast annual growth of 6% for the next three years, as...

Initiatives

Transneft plans to bypass Belarus with new pipeline to Primorsk

OAO Transneft, Russia's oil pipeline monopoly, is planning to bypass neighboring Belarus by building a new pipeline to the Baltic...

Initiatives

Russia to ban British poultry imports

Russia will ban British poultry imports from Tuesday to prevent the spread of bird flu, the country’s animal and plant...

Recycling

Kazakhstan plans $4 bln of contracts for infrastructure

Kazakhstan, the biggest oil producer in the former Soviet Union after Russia, plans to tender 500 billion tenge of transport...

Initiatives

Bird flu outbreak in Moscow region kills 150 chickens

Bird flu killed at least 150 chickens near Moscow last week, Russia's second outbreak of the lethal H5N1 strain of...

Initiatives

Belarus raises transit fees on Russian crude by one third

Belarus raised transit fees for Russian crude crossing its territory by about a third today after reaching an agreement with...

Recycling

CEZ to invest CZK2.5 bln to build largest Czech wind farm

CEZ AS, the Czech Republic's dominant utility, plans to spend 2.5 bln koruna ($115 mln) building the largest wind farm...

Initiatives

Russia will decide on New Baltic Oil Link in a month

Russia will decide within a month whether to build a new oil-export link to the Baltic port of Primorsk, bypassing...

Initiatives

Bernard Matthews farm cleared after bird flu outbreak – extended

Bernard Matthews Holdings Ltd., Europe's largest poultry producer, said the UK turkey farm where bird flu was found earlier this...

Initiatives

Hungary is on track to meet budget deficit goals, Premier says

Hungary is on track to meet the government's budget deficit target this year and doesn't need to take more measures...

Initiatives

UK farmers demand poultry probe

Britain's National Farmers' Union has asked for an investigation into Hungary's measures to combat the spread of bird flu, the...

Recycling

Russia to grill executives on safety, Chubais first

Russia's industry competition office will test executives of energy and metals companies on their knowledge of safety procedures, starting with...

Recycling

Action Construction unit acquires 74% stake in Romanian company

Action Construction Equipment Ltd., an Indian crane maker, said its Cyprus-based unit Frested Ltd. acquired 73.9% stake in a Romanian...

Initiatives

Belarus to raise fees for oil shipments from Russia to Europe

Belarus will increase fees for pumping Russian oil to Europe through its territory starting February 15, raising concern a dispute...

Recycling

Russia expands uranium enrichment with acquisitions

Russia's government, seeking to build a nuclear company that can compete with western rivals, expanded its uranium-enrichment program by buying...

Initiatives

Bulgaria plans 6% economic growth, budget surplus through 2009

The government of Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest member, forecast annual growth of 6% for the next three years, as...

Initiatives

Transneft plans to bypass Belarus with new pipeline to Primorsk

OAO Transneft, Russia's oil pipeline monopoly, is planning to bypass neighboring Belarus by building a new pipeline to the Baltic...

Initiatives

Russia to ban British poultry imports

Russia will ban British poultry imports from Tuesday to prevent the spread of bird flu, the country’s animal and plant...

Kazakhstan plans $4 bln of contracts for infrastructure

Kazakhstan, the biggest oil producer in the former Soviet Union after Russia, plans to tender 500 billion tenge of transport...

Bird flu outbreak in Moscow region kills 150 chickens

Bird flu killed at least 150 chickens near Moscow last week, Russia's second outbreak of the lethal H5N1 strain of...

Belarus raises transit fees on Russian crude by one third

Belarus raised transit fees for Russian crude crossing its territory by about a third today after reaching an agreement with...

CEZ to invest CZK2.5 bln to build largest Czech wind farm

CEZ AS, the Czech Republic's dominant utility, plans to spend 2.5 bln koruna ($115 mln) building the largest wind farm...

Russia will decide on New Baltic Oil Link in a month

Russia will decide within a month whether to build a new oil-export link to the Baltic port of Primorsk, bypassing...

Bernard Matthews farm cleared after bird flu outbreak – extended

Bernard Matthews Holdings Ltd., Europe's largest poultry producer, said the UK turkey farm where bird flu was found earlier this...

Hungary is on track to meet budget deficit goals, Premier says

Hungary is on track to meet the government's budget deficit target this year and doesn't need to take more measures...

UK farmers demand poultry probe

Britain's National Farmers' Union has asked for an investigation into Hungary's measures to combat the spread of bird flu, the...

Russia to grill executives on safety, Chubais first

Russia's industry competition office will test executives of energy and metals companies on their knowledge of safety procedures, starting with...

Action Construction unit acquires 74% stake in Romanian company

Action Construction Equipment Ltd., an Indian crane maker, said its Cyprus-based unit Frested Ltd. acquired 73.9% stake in a Romanian...

Belarus to raise fees for oil shipments from Russia to Europe

Belarus will increase fees for pumping Russian oil to Europe through its territory starting February 15, raising concern a dispute...

Russia expands uranium enrichment with acquisitions

Russia's government, seeking to build a nuclear company that can compete with western rivals, expanded its uranium-enrichment program by buying...

Bulgaria plans 6% economic growth, budget surplus through 2009

The government of Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest member, forecast annual growth of 6% for the next three years, as...

Transneft plans to bypass Belarus with new pipeline to Primorsk

OAO Transneft, Russia's oil pipeline monopoly, is planning to bypass neighboring Belarus by building a new pipeline to the Baltic...

Russia to ban British poultry imports

Russia will ban British poultry imports from Tuesday to prevent the spread of bird flu, the country’s animal and plant...