British Reporter

Abkhaz Leader, PM Visit Moscow

The FINANCIAL -- According to online magazine Civil Georgia, Abkhaz leader Sergey Bagapsh, Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab and Finance Minister Beslan Kubrava are paying “a brief visit” to Moscow, the Abkhaz news agency, Apsnipress, reported on January 28.

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January 28, 2008

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WORLD

Europe brings online Single Euro Payments Area

The FINANCIAL -- According to APA-Economics, the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) has become operational on January 28 2008.

by The FINANCIAL

January 28, 2008

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Insurance

Tony Blair To Advise Zurich Financial On Climate Issues

The FINANCIAL -- According to Dow Jones, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair will advise Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services AG (ZURN.VX) on climate and political issues, Blair said Monday in a statement.

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January 28, 2008

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WORLD

Latvian president says diplomatic spat with Russia resolved

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Latvia's president said on January 28 that the expulsion of a Latvian diplomat from Russia last week was an 'appropriate' response to a similar move by Riga, and that the dispute is therefore over.

by The FINANCIAL

January 28, 2008

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BANKS

Bank of Azerbaijan gets 64% rise in assets

The FINANCIAL -- According to APA-Economics, as of January 1, Bank of Azerbaijan’s assets stood at AZN 92 million, 63.8% higher from a year earlier.

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January 28, 2008

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Ukraine

Firtash denies his ties with arrested Mogilevych

The FINANCIAL -- According to an UNIAN, DF Group, international holding company, created by Ukrainian businessman Dmitriy Firtash, has issued a statement, denying any ties between D.Firtash and Semen Mogilevych, who was recently arrested in Moscow.

by The FINANCIAL

January 28, 2008

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WORLD

Greek Orthodox leader dies of cancer aged 69

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, archbishop Christodoulos, the head of Greece's Orthodox Church, died of cancer at his home near Athens early on January 28 at the age of 69.

by The FINANCIAL

January 28, 2008

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Ukraine

Ukraines’s debt talks with RosUkrEnergo fails

The FINANCIAL -- Ukraine’s Naftogaz failed to reach an agreement during debt talks on gas supplies with Swiss trading company RosUkrEnergo, which is its sole gas supplier, co-owned by Gazprom, the trader said on January 25, according to Budapest Business Journal.

by The FINANCIAL

January 28, 2008

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Politics

Ukraines’s debt talks with RosUkrEnergo fails

The FINANCIAL -- Ukraine’s Naftogaz failed to reach an agreement during debt talks on gas supplies with Swiss trading company RosUkrEnergo, which is its sole gas supplier, co-owned by Gazprom, the trader said on January 25, according to Budapest Business Journal.

by The FINANCIAL

January 28, 2008

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Ukraine

Semeniuk wants to make her “last statement”

The FINANCIAL -- According to an UNIAN, State Property Fund of Ukraine chairwoman Valentyna Semeniuk did not sent in any applications on resignation from the post.

by The FINANCIAL

January 28, 2008

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