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Belarus Forges Ahead With Nuclear Power Program
Belarus has announced that it is seeking foreign tenders to construct two nuclear power plants within the next decade in a contract worth $9 billion.
Belarus, Russia to Finalize Deal on Nuclear Power Plant Construction
The Russian Federation’s ambassador to Belarus Alekhandr Surikov told reporters in the Belarusian capital Minsk that a draft Belarusian-Russian interstate agreement on the construction of a new 2,400 megawatt nuclear power plant for Belarus will be...
The Return of Gazprom
The December 1991 collapse of the USSR was an unmitigated disaster for all 15 nations emerging from the desiccated carapace of the Soviet Union.
Belarus Selling Off Its Energy Assets to Russian Firms
The handwriting on the wall of the parlous state of the Belarus economy, which in the past two decades has signally failed to reform itself, has become evident in Minsk’s willingness to sell several of its industrial “crown jewels” to Russian concerns.
India Becomes Member of the Eurasian Group on Anti-Money Laundering And Combating the Financing of Terrorism
India has gained membership of the Eurasian Group which is a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) styled regional body, responsible for enforcing global standards on anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT).
Belarusian National Arrested And Charged with Operating International Online “Phishing” Scheme to Steal Income Tax Refunds
Mikalai Mardakhayeu, a Belarusian national residing in Nantucket, Mass., has been arrested and charged for his alleged participation in an international online “phishing” scheme to steal income tax refunds intended for U.S. taxpayers around...
Belarus Will Pay for Russian Natural Gas in Two Weeks
Belarus’ first deputy prime minister has said the country will pay for Russian natural gas in two weeks. “We expect that within two weeks we will find the opportunity,” Vladimir Semashko said. “We will borrow, but we will pay for...
Kyrgyzstan Lifts Curfew And State of Emergency in South
An interim government spokesman has said that the Kyrgyzstan authorities have lifted a state of emergency and curfew in the country’s southern city of Jalalabad. “Due to stabilization of the situation the interim government decided not to...
