China and Russia enjoy a strong partnership that precludes any need or desire for competition, a senior Moscow official said at the conclusion of a state visit in Beijing on Tuesday.

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

The global financial crisis is having a devastating impact on families in emerging Europe and Central Asia, with the risk of the region giving back a fifth of the poverty reduction gains of the past decade, according to a new World Bank report.

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  Markets  |  from worldbank.org

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's deputy Monday said that Iran would be willing to address the dispute over its nuclear programme in forthcoming talks, even though the Iranian leader has so far declined to discuss it with world powers.

• Date: 19.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from mangalorean.com

Iran and Armenia plan to start building two major hydro-electric stations on their border early next year, the energy ministers of the two countries said in Yerevan.

• Date: 18.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from news.az

RIA Novosti citing Mr Vagit Alekperov CEO of OAO Lukoil as saying that the company may sell 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas produced in Uzbekistan to China.

• Date: 18.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from steelguru.com

European Union and Ukrainian officials on Wednesday said they were likely to approve a free-trade agreement "sooner rather than later," two weeks after Ukraine's president appeared to reject the idea of a deal.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from indiatimes.com

German industry leaders called Wednesday for Berlin to draw up a new business strategy for Central Asia and Russia amid growing competition in the region from China.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from earthtimes.org

The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC) agreed Wednesday to consider a recount of Sunday's parliamentary election after claims one party may have unfairly missed representation.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  Markets  |  from ce.cn