IMF to visit Ukraine for talks on $15 billion loan
An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Ukraine at the end of this month to resume talks with the Kyiv government on a new $15 billion loan programme, the Fund said on Thursday.
Ukraine gives its gas transport system to Azerbaijan in exchange for Azeri oil in 2016 and construction of hydroelectric plant
The Ministry of Energy & Coal Industry of Ukraine informs that Stavitsky was received by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyubov, met with Industry & Energy Minister Natig Aliev, participated in a meeting with involvement of representatives of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Azerenerji OJSC.
Ukrainian GTS cannot be leased out until law on pipeline transport is changed
The lease of the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) to Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom jeopardizes national interests of Ukraine, independent energy expert Volodymyr Saprykin said on air of Channel 5.
Kazakhstan may transport oil through Turkmenistan and Iran
Kazakhstan does not exclude the possibility of transporting its oil through the new Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway to the Persian Gulf, the general director of KazTransOil JSC Kairgeldy Kabyldin told Trend.
UK to step up support for Syrian opposition
The UK is to provide armoured vehicles and body armour to opposition forces in Syria "to help save lives", Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.
U.S. warns Iran of more "isolation" in nuclear dispute
The United States warned Iran on Wednesday that it faces further international isolation if it fails to address U.N. nuclear watchdog concerns about its atomic activities.
Tajikistan's WTO Membership Comes Into Force
Tajikistan is officially a full member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
China moves ahead with N Korea trade zone despite nuclear test
China appears to be pressing ahead with plans to invest in a North Korean free trade zone in a sign that its recent nuclear test has not soured its economic ties with its only major ally.
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