China signs up to develop Saskatchewan energy assets
Already wielding its economic might to become a major source of capital for Canada’s oil sands, China has struck a deal to help the province of Saskatchewan develop its burgeoning natural gas and crude assets.
Putin Woos Former Republics as Russia Competes With BRIC Peers
Russia is exploiting U.S. and European inattention to reassert its influence in the former Soviet republics, spending more than $50 billion to turn the “near abroad” into an engine of economic and political power.
Kyrgyzstan elections shelved as further violence hits southern city
Kyrgyzstan's interim leader, Roza Otunbayeva, will likely remain president of the Central Asian nation until December 2011 after the government cancelled plans for presidential elections to be held in October.
Investing in Energy After Yukos
The Kremlin rarely approaches EU-Russia summits with much enthusiasm, but there are signs that this may change in anticipation of the next summit in Rostov-on-Don on May 31.
Euro plummets to new dollar low
The eurozone's single currency plummets against the US dollar, falling below $1.22 for the first time since April 2006.
Russia's WTO bid tests US relationship
Russia's on-again, off-again plan to pursue World Trade Organization (WTO) membership bid jointly with Kazakhstan and Belarus (first announced in June 2009) remains up in the air.
British, Dutch airports re-open after ash grounded flights
A drifting cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano has changed direction, allowing London's Heathrow and Amsterdam's Schiphol airports to begin operating again. Central Europe has remained unaffected for the time being.
Iran uranium deal prompts cautious optimism as US considers response
Hopes are high that the deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey to turn Iran's controversial enriched uranium supplies into fuel rods outside the Islamic Republic will be a major step towards solving the on-going stand-off.
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