Bulgaria and Kazakhstan Start Economic Partnership
Bulgarian economy minister Traicho Traikov departs on visits to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, after last week he held talks with officials in Azerbaijan and Georgia. He will participate in the Kazenergy 2011 forum on October 4, where EU energy commissionaire Gunther Oettinger will join him, from the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism informed. Some of the topics of the forum will be renewables, Nabucco pipeline construction, development of electricity, gas and oil infrastructure and the possible transit of Kazakh gas via Bulgaria.
South Korean Consortium Investing in Romanian Nuclear Project
According to the office of Romania’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Environment, Ion Ariton, “The representatives of the (Korea Nuclear) consortium voiced again their firm decision to participate in the project through the purchase of shares in the project company EnergoNuclear SA and through investments in building Cernavoda reactors 3 and 4.
Technology Japan, Vietnam Move Ahead On Nuclear Reactor Plans
In Japan's most aggressive move to promote exports of nuclear technology since the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March, a Tokyo-based utility consortium signed a deal with Vietnam on Wednesday to conduct a feasibility study for two new reactors.
EU to assist Azerbaijan to improve financial controlling systems
The European Union (EU) and Azerbaijani Finance Ministry launched a Twinning project "Support to the State Financial Control Service to improve financial controls". The project was presented in Baku on Wednesday.
Russian-Kyrgyz Company in Fuel Deal With U.S. Base
A Russian-controlled company will soon start supplying 20 percent of the aviation fuel at the strategically vital U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan, and it could eventually increase that share, officials said
US, Ukraine sign memorandum on nuclear security cooperation
The United States and Ukraine signed late on Monday in New York a Memorandum of Understanding on nuclear security cooperation.
India, China to Deepen Investment, Open up Markets
Holding their maiden strategic economic dialogue, India and China Monday agreed to deepen bilateral investments, further open up markets, share developmental experiences and enhance cooperation in infrastructure, specially in the railway sector.
Treasury official visits China to discuss Iran sanctions
David Cohen, the Treasury Department’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, is set to visit Hong Kong and Beijing this week to discuss sanctions on Iran, the department said on Monday.
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