The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is supporting the expansion of non-banking services in the Kyrgyz Republic with a US$ 3 million loan equivalent to Microfinance Company Kompanion Financial Group for on-lending to micro and small enterprises (MSEs).

• Date: 25.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from finchannel.com

Negotiations in Istanbul over Iran’s nuclear program broke up on Saturday with no agreement between Tehran and the UN Security Council permanent members—the US, China, Russia, Britain and France—plus Germany (P5+1). Such was the gulf between the parties that no further meeting was scheduled

• Date: 24.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from wsws.org

The United States Saturday urged Belarus to release its political detainees including the parents of a three-year-old boy who had been threatened with the loss of custody.

• Date: 24.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from Yahoo! news

Uzbek President Islam Karimov will leave for Brussels today up on the invitation of EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Uzbek official media reported.

• Date: 24.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Russia will cooperate in a range of energy projects including the construction of the Trans-Afghanistan (TAPI) pipeline, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai said

• Date: 22.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from rian.ru

Six world powers began fresh talks with Iran today in a bid to resolve tensions over its controversial nuclear drive, but the United States warned against building up hopes of a breakthrough.

• Date: 22.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from nation.co.ke

For all the excitement over Wyoming coal making its way to Chinese power plants, the trend reveals a dampening outlook for the industry here in the United States. Coal proponents and opponents alike seem to agree that the lack of a U.S. energy policy hasn’t served anybody well, including the mining industry.

• Date: 21.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from newwest.net

China may reach an initial agreement with Russia on natural gas pricing - a subject of great contention for years - by the middle of 2011, industry experts close to the matter said.

• Date: 21.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from ce.cn