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Remittances fall in Georgia

SEPT. 15 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – Money transfers to Georgia in August measured $84.4m, a drop of 35% from 2014, media quoted the Central Bank as saying. Russia and Greece are the main generators of remittances for Georgia.

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(News report from Issue No. 248, published on Sept. 18 2015)

Czech Airlines fly to Armenia

SEPT. 15 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) — Czech Airlines said it will fly between Prague and Yerevan from Dec. 13 to Jan. 16. Jan Toth, the company’s director of marketing said the airline wanted to cover the busy Christmas and New Year period.

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(News report from Issue No. 248, published on Sept. 18 2015)

Turkmenistan signs electricity deal

SEPT. 11 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – Turkmenistan has signed a deal with Afghanistan to increase electricity exports, media reported quoting various government officials after a meeting between the two sides. The deal cements cooperation between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

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(News report from Issue No. 248, published on Sept. 18 2015)

Azerbaijan and Armenia foreign ministers to meet

SEPT. 15 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia will meet in New York on the fringes of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24/25, media quoted Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov as saying. Azerbaijan and Armenia are still officially at war over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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(News report from Issue No. 248, published on Sept. 18 2015)

Lithuanian railway to open in Kazakhstan

SEPT. 14 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) — Lithuanian Railways will open a representative office in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the company said in a statement. “Kazakhstan is Lithuania’s major railway partner in Central Asia. Stasys Dailydka, a director at Lithuanian Railways, said trade volumes, mainly minerals, had been increasing rapidly over the past six years.

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(News report from Issue No. 248, published on Sept. 18 2015)

Georgian PM lauds China

SEPT. 9 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – In a speech at a World Economic Forum event in the Chinese port city of Dalian, Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili described ties with China as very strong. China has invested heavily in Georgia, building up infrastructure and trade links. It views the South Caucasus as part of its longer term strategy.

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(News report from Issue No. 247, published on Sept. 11 2015)

US wants closer military ties with Georgia

SEPT. 8 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – A senior US military officer said he wanted US forces to increase the number of exercises they hold with Georgia. Media quoted Lieutenant General Ben Hodges saying he wanted to increase the “quantity” and “frequency” of drills between the two countries. The Georgia-US drills have irritated Russia.

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(News report from Issue No. 247, published on Sept. 11 2015)

Georgian rebel region deals with Venezuela

SEPT. 8 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) – Venezuela, one of the few countries which has recognised the self-declared independence of the Georgian rebel states, has signed an agreement with Abkhazia on visa-free travel, media reported. The Georgian foreign ministry denounced the agreement.

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(News report from Issue No. 247, published on Sept. 11 2015)

Kazakh state company director resigns

SEPT. 8 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) — Abat Nurseitov resigned as general director of KMG EP, the London-listed unit of Kazakhstan’s state oil and gas company. Mr Nurseitov had been general director since January 2013. Dastan Abdulgafarov, the CFO, was appointed interim CEO.

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(News report from Issue No. 247, published on Sept. 11 2015)

Korea invests in Uzbek Lukoil

SEPT. 8 2015 (The Conway Bulletin) — Russian energy company Lukoil said it is negotiating with Korea Eximbank, South Korea’s state export credit agency, on funding for its projects in Uzbekistan. Lukoil is building a $2.66b gas processing plant in Kandym, 100km south-west of Bukhara, with South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and is developing several projects along the Turkmen-Uzbek border.

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(News report from Issue No. 247, published on Sept. 11 2015)