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Indo-Turkmenistan gas line talks next week
A delegation from Turkmenistan’s state-owned gas company will be coming here on Monday for bilateral discussions on the gas sales purchase agreement (GSPA) for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) pipeline.
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Energy summit runs low on sparks
European Union leaders are holding their first ever energy summit today (4 February) but the policy agenda looks likely to take a backseat to pressing issues such as Egypt and the eurozone debt crisis.
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India, Iran resolve oil payment dispute
India and Iran have resolved a dispute over how it pays for Iranian crude oil with New Delhi agreeing to set up a new mechanism that will route payments through a German bank, a finance ministry official said Friday.
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Obama signs documents for new nuclear arms treaty with Russia
President Barack Obama signed ratification documents for America's new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia on Wednesday, clearing the way for the two powers to put the landmark accord into effect.
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Greece expects Azerbaijan to become major gas supplier
Greece expects that Azerbaijan will become a major gas supplier, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis said today in Baku during the third meeting of an Azerbaijani-Greek intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.
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Globalisation, Cleaner Energy and Mega-Cities: Options and Messages for Turkey/Istanbul
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Tectonic changes are occurring not only in the world financial system, trading and investment, energy, geopolitics, and technology; a fundamental transformation is also underway in the way the cities have been managed and regenerated, creating profound implications for mega-cities such as Istanbul. The global population is congregating in our cities. Eighty per cent of the world’s estimated nine billion people in 2050 are expected to live in urban areas. Our cities and urban areas face many challenges from social to health to environmental. The impacts of cities and urban areas are felt in other regions which supply cities with food, water and energy and absorb pollution and waste. However, the proximity of people, businesses and services associated with the very word ‘city’ means that there are also huge opportunities. Indeed, well designed, well managed urban settings offer a key opportunity for sustainable living.
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Turkey aims to have at least 20 nuclear reactors by 2030
Turkey aspires to possess at least 20 nuclear reactors operating in the country by 2030, a key official from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has said.
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Kyrgyzstan intends to attract Turkish businessmen to mining industry
Ministry of Economic Regulation (MER) of Kyrgyzstan intends to attract Turkish businessmen to develop the mining sector, as the head of the investment policy of MER Kubat Murzaev stated at a joint Kyrgyz-Turkish Business Forum.
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