Wednesday 17th March, 2010
Kazakhstan Flood Death Toll Rises To 37
Times of OmanASTANA: The number of victims of last week's flood that destroyed a village near Kazakh financial hub Almaty has risen to 37, a deputy prime minister said Tuesday."According to the preliminary data of...
Freedom House Calls On Kyrgyzstan To Loosen Media Controls
Spero NewsFreedom House says a decision by Kyrgyz authorities last week to block broadcasting and Internet access to U.S. government-funded news services underscores a "growing concern for freedom of expre...
Tajik President Rejects Criticism Of Parliamentary Elections
Spero NewsTajik President Emomali Rahmon has rejected criticism of last month's parliamentary elections, describing them as democratic and transparent, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
Armenia: Germany Gives 105 Million Euros To Yerevan
EurasianetEmail this article German has set aside 105.5 million euros (roughly $145 million) to help cash-strapped Armenia promote an economic recovery. On March 16, German Ambassador Hans-Jochen Schmidt signe...
Turkmenistan: Lavrov Visits Ashgabat Seeking To Scuttle Nabucco Possibilities - Newspaper
EurasianetEmail this article Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, is in Ashgabat in an attempt to steer the Turkmen government away from participating in the European Union-backed Nabucco natural gas pipel...
Uzbekistan: Authorities Revoke Bank's License
EurasianetEmail this article The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has formally revoked the license of Alp Jamol Bank. "The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan withdrew the license to conduct banking tran...
Turkmen Leader Reassures Moscow On Natural Gas Supplies
RIA NovostiTurkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov on Tuesday confirmed the Central Asian republic's readiness to supply the required gas volumes to Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "T...
Hiscox Estimates Chile Quake, Xynthia Losses At $151 Million
UZ ReportHiscox Ltd. announced from its Bermuda headquarters that, from initial estimates, based on an insured market loss of $8 billion for the Chilean earthquake, and $3 billion for windstorm Xynthia, it est...
Aig Divestitures Cap A Transformative Era In Asian Life Markets
UZ ReportThe pending acquisitions of American International Group Inc.'s major life insurance units by other players will remake Asia's life market in profound ways, after decades of AIG's branding leadership ...
Prudential Eyes Asia's Coming Insurance Boom: Experts
UZ ReportAsia's insurance industry is set to boom thanks to rising incomes, a growing middle class and ageing populations, explaining the allure behind Prudential's costly bid for AIA, analysts said. And cultu...
Gulf Cooperation Council Insurance Premiums Reach $10.6bn In 2009
UZ ReportInsurance premiums in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reached a high of $10.6 billion last year, showing a massive 28% year-on-year growth rate, according to research conducted by Value Partners, a...
Azerbaijani Embassy In Uzbekistan To Host Great Ceremony To Mark Navruz
UZ Report16.03.2010 18:11:42 The Azerbaijani Embassy in Uzbekistan plans to hold a great ceremony to mark the Navruz holiday in Tashkent on 19 March, Trend News reported citing the Embassy's second secretary S...
Un Chief To Visit Soviet Nuclear Testing Ground In Kazakhstan
RIA NovostiUN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon plans to visit the Soviet-era Semipalatinsk nuclear test facility during his visit to Kazakhstan next month, the United Nations Development Program said on Tuesday. "...
Uzbekistan: Reverse Rights Defender’s Prison Sentence
Human Rights WatchJalilov’s case unfortunately follows a well-established pattern of wrongful imprisonment of human rights activists in Uzbekistan. He is only the latest victim of the Uzbek government’s relentless ...
Turkmen President Views Russia As Strategic Partner
People's DailyTurkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Tuesday called Russia a valued friend of his country, Russian news agencies reported."Russia is our strategic and reliable partner," Berdymukh...
Tajik Elections Were Democratic, Transparent, Quiet - Tajik President
RIA NovostiTajik parliamentary elections have been democratic, transparent and quiet, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon said on Tuesday. Tajikistan's ruling People's Democratic Party, the largest among the eight ...
Turkmen President Views Russia As Strategic Partner
SINAMOSCOW, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Tuesday called Russia a valued friend of his country, Russian news agencies reported. "Russia is our strategic and reliabl...
Petraeus Drums Up Support In Kyrgyzstan
Asia TimesBy Farangis Najibullah The head of United States Central Command, General David Petraeus, has met with Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in Bishkek to discuss bilateral cooperation and the sit...
Death Toll Rises In Kazakhstan Flood
World BulletinThe number of victims of last week's flood that destroyed a village near Kazakh financial hub Almaty has risen to 37, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday. "According to the preliminary da...
Bulgaria, Azerbaijan Discuss Georgia Natural Gas Transit Option
NoviniteThe Energy Ministers of Azerbaijan and Bulgaria signed a cooperation memorandum in the presence of President Aliyev (back left) and President Parvanov (back right) in November. Photo by BGNES
Kazakhstan Arrests Officials Over Deadly Floods
Turkish Daily NewsThe mayor of a Kazakh village devastated by flooding and the local emergency services chief have been arrested as part of a criminal investigation into the disaster, the interior ministry said Monday....
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