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Belarus Raises Wholesale Natural Gas Prices

Starting 1 March, natural gas sold to companies and individual proprietors in Belarus was raised by 3.96 percent to 137,010 Belarusian rubles ($63.70) per 1,000 cubic meters... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

Kazakhstan Mulling Investment in Tajik Power Plant

Kazakh Ambassador to Tajikistan Yerlan Abildaev said on 10 March that his country would like to participate in the construction of Tajikistan’s Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant, which Russia is currently tasked with building, iran.ru reported the same day... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

Georgia to Pay off Energy Debt to Azerbaijan in Cash

Tbilisi is prepared to meet its financial obligations to Azerbaijan for electricity received in the January-February period partly in cash, at a rate of $0.028 per kilowatt hour... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

MP Warns Colleagues about Contract Murders

Speaking to the Zhogorku Kenesh, the Kyrgyz parliament, Deputy Melis Eshimkanov said that a “list” containing the names of several prominent politicians and businesspeople targeted for contract killings exists in Kyrgyzstan... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

Poll: Transdniestrians Deeply Troubled By Ukrainian Response to Border Crisis

According to a public opinion poll published on 13 March in Tiraspol, the overwhelming majority -- or 67.8 percent -- of residents in Transdniestria are disappointed in Ukraine’s observance of new customs regulations on the border with the self-proclaimed republic... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

MP: Russia’s Economic Interests Should Remain Priority in WTO Talks

Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the Duma Committee on International Affairs, told journalists on 9 March that Russia mustn’t sacrifice its economic interests merely to secure quicker accession to the World Trade Organization... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

Roughly 20 Percent of Tajik Cotton Fields Lie Fallow

More than 80 percent of Tajikistan’s cotton growing regions have been cultivated, agronews.ru reported on 11 March, citing the Tajik Agriculture Ministry... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

Ukraine to Spend Third of Weapons Budget on Tanks

The Ukrainian government issued new budgetary spending guidelines in 2006 authorizing monthly outlays for the purchase of T-84-120 “Oplot” tanks to reach 30 percent of the Defense Ministry’s total weapons budget... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

Turkmen President Gives Go-Ahead for Gas Production Technology Upgrade

Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov signed off on an investment project for the state gas firm Turkmengaz to rebuild a gas-collecting system at the Odzhak-Nayyp group of gas condensate fields and a gas-compressor station at the Nayyp field at a total cost of $72 million... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

SCO Holds Anti-Terrorist Training Exercises in Uzbekistan

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held a four-day anti-terrorist training session in Uzbekistan... -- 03/23/2006 >>>
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