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Spinning To Defeat
As the unofficial election campaign in the UK hots up the signs are that Team Brown are winning hands down. Recent allegations of a "culture of bullying" inside Downing Street, that should have been highly
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A Penalty For Missing The Millennium Development Goal?
With only five years left to achieve the MDG and for UN members, development experts and politicians gathered in Brussels for a conference held by 'Action For Global Health'. Keynote speaker, Andris Piebalgs, the Commissioner
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March 10 - Today in History
Today is the birthday of the French Foreign Legion, formed in 1831 and there was another first in 1879, when Alexander Grahame Bell said the immortal words, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see
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March 9 - Today in History
Yes! Tonight Josaphine! Napolean married her today in 1796. Another premiere was Verdi's opera, Nabucco, the story of the plight of the Jews, as recorded in the Bible, in 1842. The opera becomes a masterpiece.
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Armenia has room to double its planned economic growth
Tatul Manaseryan, adviser to Armenian Parliament Speaker recently stated that Armenia can enjoy two times higher than the economic growth planned for 2010, if it uses natural and human resources properly, Armenia Liberty.org reported. He
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IFC helps Georgian Banks to emerge from crisis
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is training Georgian bankers on managing risks and improving their credit portfolios, to alleviate the impact of financial crisis and expand lending to the real economy, Civil
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Relations with Georgia are above politics, says Lavrov
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been making serious attempts to sever links between the Russian and Georgian peoples, the Messenger Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying. He made it clear that Russia will not
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Russia may consider new Iran sanctions
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran if persuasion fails to stop it from enriching uranium. Medvedev made the threat against Tehran after talks with his French
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Khodorkovsky condemns Russia’s legal system
Russia’s justice system is still mired in violence and arbitrariness, despite reforms promised by Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev, jailed oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in a newspaper article on 3 March. The assembly line criminal
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Two years into Medvedev’s first term as president
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marked the halfway point of his four-year term in office on 2 March. Medvedev, 44, marked the anniversary on a state visit to France. Today is the 2nd anniversary of the election
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Kyrgyzstan, Russia investigate hydrocarbons market
Kyrgyz-Russian Inter-governmental Commission on trade, economic, science, technical and humanitarian cooperation, was recently held in Moscow, Irinnews.org reported. During the session, Kyrgyz Prime-Minister Daniyar Usenov said that Russia and Kyrgyzstan agreed on the probe of
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Small Business association created
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov recently inked a Decree On measures to further improve the system of antimonopoly regulation and development of competition, Uzbekreport.com reported. The document approved the creation of the Association of Enterprises
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Hungary to cooperate in IT, alternative energy sources
The Azerbaijani delegation headed by Economic Development Minister Shahin Mustafayev recently visited Budapest to attend the meeting of Azerbaijan-Hungary inter-governmental commission, within which Azerbaijan-Hungary business forum and B2B meeting (business-to-business) took place, Trend news agency
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Government faces protests over fuel bill hike
The government of Kyrgyzstan was forced to cut subsidies and increases the price of electricity and central heating. This move was taken to tackle the effects of the global financial crisis and to build up
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Pharmaceutical markets in CEE & CIS examined
According to a new report of companies and markets, Uzbekistan continues to retain its position of the most promising and risky pharmaceutical markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of the Independent
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WB sends a real estate project mission
The World Bank is preparing a review of the Real Estate Register Project in Azerbaijan being realized by the State Real Estate Register Service under the State Committee for Property Affairs (formerly the Service for
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CAREC ready to undertake all efforts to support Tajikistan
An Asian Development Bank (ADB) delegation representing the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme, recently paid a visit to Dushanbe, Asia-Plus reported. The delegation comprised of Shigeko Hattori, Director of ADB’s Regional Cooperation Division
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Keen on developing Islamic finance
During a recent visit to Astana, foreign Islamic bankers announced that Kazakhstan is strongly interested in developing Islamic finance. The central Asian nation is emerging strongly as the most proactive and advanced Islamic finance market,
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New report on penitentiary institutions
The Association of Independent Lawyers of Turkmenistan and Turkmen Initiative on Human Rights recently prepared a report entitled Penitentiary institutions of Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan.ru reported. The authors of the report highlighted overcrowded Turkmen jails, colonies, detention
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Korean, Latvian envoys visit and talk issues
Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarfii recently welcomed new Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of Korea to Tajikistan, Ro Sun-min, Asia-Plus learnt from the MFA information department. During the meeting, both sides said they were pleased
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International conference on alternative energy
The international scientific conference titled Issues related to the use of alternative energy sources in Turkmenistan recently opened in Ashgabat. The conference garnered participants from 27 countries including Australia, Japan, Asian, European, American, Africa and
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China pledges closer cooperation
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi recently met with visiting Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, Gazeta.kz reported. In the course of talks, the sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and issues of
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Efficiency of marketing services to increase
Belarusian companies are expected to increase the efficiency of the activity of the foreign trade and marketing services. The issue is envisaged in Resolution No 284 of the Council of Ministers of Belarus, BelTA learnt
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Oil export data to be submitted to Russia
Belarus will submit the data on oil export from its territory to third countries to Russia. The relevant agreement on data exchange is planned to be signed by the State Customs Committee of Belarus and
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Balti authorities change in privatization conditions
At the last meeting, the Balti Municipal Council (BMC) changed the privatization conditions of Teleradio-Balti Company (TVB). Councilors decided to put to privatization the building of the institution. They motivated in this way, the building
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Tymoshenko dismissed
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported a resolution on vote of no confidence to the government of Yulia Tymoshenko. According to an UNIAN correspondent, 243 out of 286 lawmakers registered in the session hall supported
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Societe Generale may increase BelRosBank capital
France’s Societe Generale (SC) is considering increasing the capital of BelRosBank, informs the press service of the Belarusian bank. Jean-Louis Mattei, Head of SG International Retail Banking, announced these plans at a recent meeting with
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Next 5+2 consultations to be held in Kazakhstan
The next ordinary consultations on the Transnistrian conflict settlement in the 5+2 format will be held in Astana city on the invitation of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the State Secretary/Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat
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A balance of payments
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, in January Ukraine had a positive amount in its current account, $229 million., but, at the same time, negative results in the balance of payments has increased up
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Romanian investors show new interest
Turkish ambassador in Bucharest Ayse Sinirlioglu recently announced that his country would like to see large number of Romanian investors. He stressed that Turkish and Romanian entrepreneurs can jointly invest in healthcare and tourism. According
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Kassandra
David Cameron and the Rumble in the Jungle
It is said that a week is a long time in politics and this week has been as long as
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Suffer Little Children
The Commission are sometimes accused of making propaganda, especially when engaging with children, but their
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Farage to Belgium: I'm sorry; but he's not apologizing to Van Rompuy
Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with European Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the
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Banking
Banks can create and destroy -...
Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world
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Down with the bankers, loan sharks...
Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of
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EU says ok to Greek deficit...
After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to
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EU Council/Presidency
Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"...
Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being
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Spanish Presidency plan for electric...
 Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a
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World unites in Haiti aid effort:...
With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a
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USA
Despite defeat, US could still access EU citizen’s bank data
Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look
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Obama gives $8 billion loan guarantee to boost nuclear power
US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to
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Hillary flies to London for Afghanistan Conference
In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK
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The grades are in for Obama’s first year in office – and they’re not so good
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit
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Russia
Baltics question need for sale of French warship to Russia
The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale
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Russia may consider new Iran sanctions
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran
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Khodorkovsky condemns Russia’s legal system
Russia’s justice system is still mired in violence and arbitrariness, despite reforms promised by Kremlin
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Two years into Medvedev’s first term as president
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marked the halfway point of his four-year term in office on
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CHINA
Will China re-define great power politics?
Will China redefine great power politics?   China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift.
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EU firms bullish on China, intellectual property debated
The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets,
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China miffed over German snubs at Frankfurt book fair
Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas
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 Professor Irnerio Seminatore
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OSCE Chairmanship and beyond
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Putting the sparkle back into the OSCE
Struan Stevenson MEP
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan
The destiny and potential of the OSCE
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan



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