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IPM Research Center—Conferences on Infrastructure and International Financial Crisis
Published: July 1, 2008 16:53
June 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008

The IPM Research Center held a conference on "Infrastructure Sector in Belarus: State and Perspectives", on June 11, 2008.

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CER—Business Forum organized
Published: July 1, 2008 16:47
June 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008

CER/UNDP Public Finance Reform Project, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, UNDP Business Forum of Uzbekistan Project co-hosted an expert council meeting on New Tax Code of Uzbekistan: Ways for Improvement on June 6, 2008.

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ICEG EC—Information Society Observatory launched
Published: July 1, 2008 16:44
June 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008

ICEG EC has launched a new web-portal “Observatory on Information Society Take-up in the Eastern EU Member States and Southeast Europe” (OISTU).

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IES—conference on EU regulations
Published: July 1, 2008 16:39
May 14, 2008 - June 30, 2008

IES hosted an international conference "EU in Embracement of Regulation: What Next?" on May 14, 2008. The UK Minister for Europe, Mr. Jim Murphy and Deputy Prime Minister for the EU Affairs, Alexander Vondra were the key-note speakers.

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CASE—Conference on energy issues in CIS
Published: July 1, 2008 16:33
June 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008

CASE has finished the implementation of "The Economic Aspects of the Energy Sector in CIS Countries" project for European Commission’s DG ECFIN and co-hosted a workshop to present the results of the project on Jun 27, 2008.

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CER - Presentation of an analytical essay "Intellectual Russia: Cartography of Modern Intellectual Directions"
Published: June 4, 2008 17:40
May 1, 2008 - May 31, 2008

On May 20, 2008 CER hosted a presentation of an analytical essay called "Intellectual Russia: Cartography of Modern Intellectual Directions" by a non-commercial fund “Eurasian heritage” (Moscow, Russia).

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CER - Winners of the Sixth annual competition among students
Published: June 4, 2008 17:39
May 1, 2008 - May 31, 2008

“Economic Review” magazine (monthly publication of CER) with the support of UNDP announced its annual sixth competition among economics students in Uzbekistan.

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IES—Lecture by the OECD Secretary General
Published: June 4, 2008 17:37
April 29, 2008 - May 31, 2008

On April 29, 2008, Angel Gurría, the OECD Secretary- General was invited to lecture on the topic "Globalization and Rising Competition: Challenges for the Czech Economy" . The event was hosted by IES and organized in cooperation with IES UK-FSV with Czech Economic Association. Around 150 guests - students, professors, journalists, government and non-government institution representatives participated in the event.

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CASE—Regional Conference to discuss the IMF reforms was held
Published: June 4, 2008 17:35
May 20, 2008 - May 31, 2008

CASE-Kyrgyzstan and the Centre for International Governance organized a meeting on May 20-21. The meeting was aimed to discuss the reforms of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Central Asia’s perspectives on global monetary cooperation.

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ICEG—Annual Conference on “Growth Patterns and Capital Formation in the Eastern EU Member States”.
Published: June 4, 2008 17:31
May 14, 2008 - May 31, 2008

On May 14, 2008 ICEG European Center held an annual conference on “Growth Patterns and Capital Formation in the Eastern EU Member States” in Brussels. The conference focused on special features and roots of growth from capital investments and formation in the EU Eastern member states in comparison with the rest of the EU countries. The presentations analysed the dynamics and composition of FDI inflows and outflows, impacts of FDI inflows, the relocation of FDI, industrial structure of investments, credit growth and investment booms.

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Winners of Small Grants Scheme announced
Published: June 3, 2008 18:53
April 29, 2008 - May 31, 2008

At the second stage of the competition the young researchers from the EPIN member institutes had to develop and submit extended research proposals with their assigned mentors soon after the EPIN Training Workshop, held in April 28-29, 2008. The extended research proposal is the document based on which a final funding decision was made. We cordially congratulate the following winners of the Small Grants Scheme. We wish them a productive research process and excellent results in coming September.

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EPIN Training Workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Published: May 1, 2008 18:09
April 15, 2008 - April 30, 2008

The EPIN Training Workshop was help on 28-29 April 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. UNDP Uzbekistan Country office and Center for Economic research hosted the event. The workshop trained selected candidates (EPIN young researchers) on proposal writing and dissemination techniques, basic project management, types of policy documentation and many other interesting topics that contributed to the capacity building of the young researchers.

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ICEG EC—Financial Summit VII. - Forward or back?
Published: May 1, 2008 18:05
April 14, 2008 - April 30, 2008

The Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF) and ICEG European Center organized a high-level one-day conference on April 14, 2008.

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CASE—World Governance Assessment for the Kyrgyz Republic published
Published: May 1, 2008 18:00
April 1, 2008 - April 30, 2008

CASE-Kyrgyzstan has published the results of the World Governance Assessment for the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the report the Kyrgyz domestic stakeholders appeared to be critical on current situation and the dynamics of change in governance in the country assigning to the current governance quality a score of 2.32 on the scale from 1 (very low quality) to 5 (excellent quality).

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IET—Scientific seminar “Institutional Restrictions and Economic Growth”
Published: May 1, 2008 17:58
March 20, 2008 - April 30, 2008

On March 20, 2008, IET held a seminar on the above mentioned title to discuss the results of opinion polls conducted by the IET market study unit among industrial enterprises in Russia.

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IDIS Viitorul—Latvian experts invited to share experience
Published: May 1, 2008 17:56
April 1, 2008 - April 30, 2008

IDIS Viitorul invited Latvian experts to conduct two trainings on 11-13 and 19-20 April, 2008. The trainings were aimed to create a platform for experience exchange between the Baltic States and Moldova and to inform the participants on the practicalities of the Baltic 'success' in approaching European integration.

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GDP growth in Azerbaijan totaled 13.8% for Jan-Mar 2008
Published: April 18, 2008 17:48
April 18, 2008 - April 21, 2008

For Jan-Mar 2008 country’s GDP reached AZN 8.209 bn ($9.773 bn on average rate of USD 1 = AZN 0.84) that is by 13.8% higher against the 2007 same term’s GDP figure of AZN 5.26 bn, the State Statistics Committee informed.

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Turkmenistan, India sign memorandum of understanding on cooperation in oil and gas sector
Published: April 7, 2008 12:14
April 7, 2008 - April 8, 2008

The signing ceremony took place in Ashgabat on April 5 on conclusion of negotiations between Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Indian Vice President, Chairman of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament Hamid Ansari who arrived in the Turkmen capital at the head of a high-profile delegation.

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This year Azerbaijan to be second only after Kyrgyzstan by GDP per capita
Published: April 7, 2008 12:07
April 7, 2008 - April 8, 2008

ADB informed that this year GDP per capital in the region of operations to total 6.8% and 7% in 2009 versus 7.7% in 2007. Growth in Central Asia (including Azerbaijan) in 2008 is expected at the level of 7.6%, 8.3% in 2009. The number was 10.5% in 2007.

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ADB forecasts inflation in Azerbaijan up to 13% in 2008 and 12% in 2009
Published: April 7, 2008 12:06
April 7, 2008 - April 8, 2008

The Bank informed Fineko/abc.az that this year inflation in ADB operating region is expected at the level of 5.1% and in 2009 - 4.6% versus 4.3% in 2007. In Central Asia (including Azerbaijan) inflation totals 14.4%, 10.2% in 2009 versus 11.6% in 2007.

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