Turkey
Remittances to Moldova decrease by more than 30 percent
August 19, 2009The volume of money transfers through banks from Moldovan' physical persons, who work abroad, exceeded US$515.03 million for the first half-year - 31.8% more against the same period of 2008. According to the data by the National Bank of Moldova (NBM...
Gazprom, Turkey Revive and Reconfigure Blue Stream Two
August 11, 2009By Vladimir Socor Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wooed Turkey's AKP government with grandiose vistas of a bilateral partnership on energy during his visit to Ankara (EDM, August 7, 10). Along with his proposal to build Gazprom's South Stream...
Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement Signed in Ankara
July 14, 2009By Saban Kardas On July 13 the Nabucco transit countries removed an important obstacle for the strategic pipeline project. Attending a high profile meeting hosted by Turkey, the prime ministers of Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey inked...
Azerbaijan-Russia Gas Agreement: a Wakeup Call to EU and US
July 02, 2009By Vladimir Socor Meeting in Baku on June 29, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev witnessed the signing of an agreement on Azerbaijani gas deliveries to Russia. The initial volumes are small, but the agreement...
Moscow Playing with Multiple Options on Black Sea Pipelines
May 29, 2009By Vladimir Socor On May 17 in Sochi the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyp Erdogan concluded a deal on natural gas. Putin and Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller promised to proceed with the Blue Stream Two gas pipeline...
Turkey's Government Obstructs Azerbaijan's Gas Outlet to Europe
March 17, 2009by Vladimir Socor During a recent public debate in Brussels on Turkey's energy policies, several panelists advised Turkey's Energy Minister Hilmi Guler, who participated in the panel, that Ankara is "overplaying its hand" by setting unacceptable...
Sales of Tofurky hit new highs
November 18, 2007While most U.S. families opt for the traditional turkey at Thanksgiving, sales of the vegetarian alternative are at record levels this year. Seth Tibbott, founder of Turtle Island Foods of Hood, Ore., told The Washington Post the company expects this...
Oil prices open slowly, remain at $87
October 18, 2007Concerns over inventories and a possible Turkish attack on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq kept crude oil prices at more than the $87 level Thursday. Light sweet crude slipped 4 cents in early trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange to sell for...
Azerbaijan to start building $4-bln refinery in Turkey in 2008
September 28, 2007The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan will start building a $4 billion oil refinery in Turkey in 2008, company president Rovnag Abdullayev said Thursday. The refinery, expected to have capacity of 15 million tons annually and to consist of an oil refining...
Turkey to produce vegetables and fruits on Moldova's territory
August 10, 2007Turkey is interested in the production of vegetables and fruits on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. It was said on Wednesday at a meeting between a delegation of Turkish businessmen with Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Anatolie...