With India and Israel being at an advanced stage of finalising a free trade agreement, the bilateral trade is likely to touch $15 billion from around $5 billion now, said Mr Alon Ushpiz, Ambassador of Israel to India.

• Date: 06.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from thehindubusinessline.com

Russia will continue render assistance to Kyrgyzstan – they will not let them die, but a golden rain is not expected. Andrey Grozin, Russian expert, head of the Central Asia and Kazakhstan Department of the CIS Countries Institute, stated at today’s demonstration lecture.

• Date: 06.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from 24.kg

The Australian Uranium Association (AUA) has welcomed the Australian Labor Party’s decision to change its national policy platform to allow for uranium sales to India.

• Date: 05.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from miningweekly.com

Russians vote Sunday for a new parliament that critics call the "Approval Ministry" for rubber-stamping bills advocated by the Kremlin. Voting will take place among growing discontent with Russia’s strongman of the last decade, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

• Date: 02.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from voanews.com

China is challenging Russia as Turkmenistan’s main buyer of natural gas. Ashgabat’s shift could put the Kremlin in a precarious position.

• Date: 02.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from thestreet.com

Kazakhstan has restricted gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan, the managing director for KazMunaiGas's (Kazakh oil and gas company) gas projects, Daniyar Berlibayev, wrote on his Twitter page on Thursday.

• Date: 01.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 01.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from trend.az

APA-ECONOMICS. Until 2025, SOCAR intends to invest $15 bln in Turkey, head of SOCAR Investments Department Vagif Aliyev said, APA reports citing Turkish media.

• Date: 30.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from apa.az

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov and Managing Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia Olivier Descamps discussed future cooperation, the Prime Minister's press service reported.

• Date: 29.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az