An international economic forum Caspian Dialogue-2011 will open here on Monday. High on the agenda of the forum will be “the policy of the Caspian regional countries in the mineral resources and the Caspian legal status,” the forum organizing committee said. Alongside, the forum is planning to discuss “the development of the regional transport infrastructure, the construction of energy-efficient houses, information technologies, the development of the fishery industry and the restoration of biological diversity.”

• Date: 18.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from itar-tass.com

India said Saturday it signed seven trade agreements with Kazakhstan, including a deal involving nuclear material used for energy production.

• Date: 16.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from dalje.com

The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said excessively volatile commodity prices pose a threat to the global economy and called for greater regulation of derivatives markets.

• Date: 15.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

China on Thursday joined Russia in vaguely backing India's quest for a permanent Security Council seat but there was no promise that Beijing would vote for New Delhi's inclusion on UN high table.

• Date: 15.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from indiatimes.com

China’s foreign-exchange reserves, the world’s largest, topped $3 trillion for the first time, highlighting global economic imbalances.

• Date: 14.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) should combine their "huge potential" to continue enhancing their coordination on major issues of common concern.

• Date: 12.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from indiatimes.com

The Kyrgyz government on Monday approved a plan to join a post-Soviet customs union and common economic space.

• Date: 11.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from rian.ru

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.

• Date: 09.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from indiatimes.com