IMF delegation positive on Latvian outlook
A high-proifile mission from the IMF has praised Latvia's return to growth and said they are happy with this year's budget.
US help for India's superbug fight
The world's best-known institute for handling bad bugs — Atlanta-based Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — will help India strengthen its laboratory and manpower capacity to better detect pathogens like NDM-1 and virus outbreaks.
IMF wants ability to tap financial markets
The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has proposed a plan to allow the multilateral lender to directly tap financial markets to be able to help member nations in crisis, according to a document published Thursday.
Russia vows to build base on the Moon
Russia has vowed to build a base on the Moon within two decades which it plans to use as a staging post for a manned mission to Mars.
Japan seeks Russian help to end nuclear crisis
Japan has asked nuclear superpower Russia to send a special radiation treatment ship used to decommission nuclear submarines to help in its fight to contain the world’s worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl, Japanese media said
Chinese firm to invest in Pakistan hydel power projects
A Chinese firm is looking at investing in Pakistan's hydel power projects that would add nearly 9,000 MW of electricity to the national grid, a media report said Wednesday.
Norway supports Lithuania’s and other Baltic countries’ energy independence
President Dalia Grybauskaitė had a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Discussion in the meeting focused on Lithuanian-Norwegian bilateral relations, cooperation in the field of foreign policy and security as well as economy and energy, and elimination of Baltic energy isolation.
Bulgaria, Russia officially freeze construction of nuclear power plant for 3 months
Bulgaria and Russia have signed a memorandum to stop construction of the Belene nuclear power plant for three months, Bulgaria's National Electric Company (NEK) said
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