OCT. 17 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – Hundreds of people demonstrated in central Tbilisi against a potential deal with Gazprom to supply gas to Georgia. The demonstration was a response to a meeting last month between the Georgian government and Gazprom. Georgia and Russia fought a war in 2008 and relations are still strained.
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OCT. 22 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – Kyrgyz police captured a group of criminals who escaped last week from a prison outside Bishkek. Five of the nine fugitives died, two in clashes with the police and three in custody. Families and human rights groups have asked for an investigation.
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OCT. 12 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – Uzbekistan and China inaugurated a cargo train service between Binzhou, east China, and Tashkent, an initiative aimed at boosting trade between the two countries. The 5,630km railway also passes through Kazakhstan.
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OCT. 18 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – A former colonel in the Uzbek security services stole 32 pieces of art from the state museum in Tashkent, media reported. Gulnara Karimova, the eldest daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, has previously accused members of the security services of stealing artwork. She has been under house arrest since March last year.
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OCT. 19 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) — Russian airline company Transaero cancelled all flights from Moscow to destinations in Kazakhstan and Armenia after it declared bankruptcy. Russia’s Aeroflot will take over these flights. Transaero filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 1.
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OCT. 19 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) — Canadian miner Centerra Gold said its operations at Kyrgyzstan’s Kumtor mine will produce up to 17% less gold in 2015 compared to 2014. The company forecasts production of 13.3 to 14.7 tonnes of gold this year. Last year, it produced 16.1 tonnes of gold. Kumtor is vital to Kyrgyzstan’s economy and news of a drop in output will hit the country’s economic forecasts. It accounts for around 10% of GDP.
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OCT. 19 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili flew to Israel for an official visit, further proof that relations between the two countries are improving after a shaky spell under former President Mikheil Saakashvili. Israel and Georgia last month opened a factory outside Tbilisi that will produce aviation parts.
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OCT. 17 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) — Iran and China are ready to help build Kazakhstan’s fourth oil refinery, Raymbek Amirzhanov, vice governor of the Mangistau region in north- western Kazakhstan, told media. Kazakhstan has repeatedly said it needs a fourth refinery to end its dependence on Russian petroleum products. Iran and China have said they will buy more oil from Kazakhstan through a swap system.
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OCT. 21 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) — Perhaps it’s the Eurasian Economic Union effect. Prices of Mars chocolate bars in Armenia have fallen by around 20%, the Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper reported. Shopkeepers said a cut in customs duties have contributed to the price deflation. Armenia imports most Mars-branded chocolate bars from Russia. Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan are members of the Eurasian Economic Union.
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OCT. 23 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – Uz-Kor Gas, a joint venture between South Korean and Uzbek companies, has completed a $3.9b natural gas processing plant.
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