The oil price hike will promote growth in major oil exporters Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia, but create more poverty in the Eurasian region

• Date: 18.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from news.az

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

Ex-Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko signed the 2009 gas deal with Russia without consent from her cabinet, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka said.

• Date: 18.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from rian.ru

Dubai Global Energy Forum (DGEF) 2011, organised by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, will kick off on Sunday at Dubai World Trade Center under the theme: “Energy Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future”.

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

The authoritarian president of Belarus angrily refuted allegations Saturday the government was behind a subway bombing in the capital that killed 13 and wounded more than 200 others.

• Date: 16.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.04.2011  |  Security  |  from Yahoo! news

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