Can little old Washington influence the price of coal to China?
I wrote an article in which I suggested that "[b]locking construction of a port at Cherry Point, or Longview, or any place else in the Pacific Northwest won't reduce by even one lump the amount of coal burned in Chinese or Indian power plants. There's plenty of coal in the world. It can reach Asian power plants in many ways."
India's GMR Infra to buy 30 pct stake in Indonesian coal asset
India's GMR Infrastructure said on Friday its unit GMR Energy Ltd has entered into a pact to acquire a 30 percent stake in Indonesia's PT Golden Energy Mines Tbk or GEMS, for $450-$550 million in cash, joining the line of Indian firms buying coal assets across the globe to seek fuel security.
Increased economic contact between Russia, Georgia
Russian investments are increasing in Georgia, despite the hostile rhetoric from the countries' leaders and lack of diplomatic relations
Medvedev, Yanukovych to Discuss Customs Union, Energy
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych will discuss integration among former Soviet states at a meeting tomorrow as Ukraine seeks to cut prices on natural-gas imports.
Uzbekistan Blocks Access to Internet Sites
This week Internet news sites in Uzbekistan have been blocked for unknown reasons, the independent news site fergananews.com reports.
Bulgaria, Russia Get Tangled in Talks on Delayed Belene NPP Payments
Bulgaria and Russia have started negotiations on their claims for one another over delayed payments for equipment for the Belene nuclear power plant, parallel to the general talks on the fate of the troubled project.
Lithuanian formin and Kaliningrad governor discuss key cooperation issues
During an informal meeting of Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis and Governor of Kaliningrad Region Nikolai Tsukanov visiting Lithuania the key issues of cooperation between Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation.
Georgia, Russia Should Widen Talks Beyond WTO
Russia and Georgia, whose relations have been fraught after a war three years ago, should expand dialogue beyond talks over Russia’s bid to join the World Trade Organization, The International Crisis Group said.
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