• Baghlan Group FZCO is assigned a 'B' Stable rating from Standard & Poor's and ‘B-’ Positive rating from Fitch

• Baghlan Group FZCO announced an issue of audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012

• Uzbek Turonbank increased its net profit 1.5-fold in 2012

• Azerbaijani transport sector increases freight transportation in Jan.-May

• Turkey increases liquefied gas import

• Uzbek bank increases authorised capital by one quarter

• Fitch: Georgian banks' financial metrics remain solid, downside risks increase

• Around 6 percent of finished products in Azerbaijan are building equipment

• Azerbaijan’s largest bank intends to expand coverage of its own money transfer system

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• Azerbaijani Central Election Commission holds another meeting

• Azerbaijan is a major origin of money transfers to Georgia

• SOCAR: Azerbaijan to participate in large, capital-intensive projects in the future

• Investments in Azerbaijani oil sector exceed $2 bln

• Italian IT firm offers cooperation to Azerbaijani businesses

• Next BSEC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting to take place in Odessa

• Gul: Opening of Chyldyr-Aktas checkpoint to increase trade between Turkey and Azerbaijan

• Over 20 per cent of CBA’s reserves kept in securities

• Azerbaijani MP proposes vote on greater role for civil society

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• Georgian tourism administration decides on priorities

• EU observers in Georgia discuss situation of country’s separatist regions

• Georgia to participate in OSCE Conference on Security

• IFC to provide $4 mln to support small and medium business in Georgia

• EU, UN promote the development of agriculture in Adjara

• Head of EU mission in Georgia: Case of Merabishvili needs serious monitoring

• Georgian Foreign Ministry: Any commercial operations in Abkhazia to be considered as illegal

• Georgian president's party to elect presidential candidate through primaries

• Former Georgian PM begins hunger strike

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• G8 calls upon new Iranian president to improve relations with world community

• Iranian Deputy FM departs for Southern countries of Persian Gulf

• Russia hopes Tehran to promptly respond to appeal to resume negotiations

• Export Guarantee Fund of Iran boosts assets by $200 million

• Iran forecasts eight per cent share of telecommunication sector in GDP

• Gold, Forex prices still fluctuate at Iran’s free market

• Iran incumbent president, president-elect agree to appoint representative to transfer information

• U.S. to be Iran's good partner if concerns are eliminated

• Golden week for Tehran Stock Exchange

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• Uzbek Rural Construction Bank increases its assets by 1.5 times in 2012

• Fitch assigns Kazakhstan's Sberbank bonds 'BBB-' final rating

• Minister: Kazakhstan may increase its share in ENRC

• WB slightly lowers forecast for Uzbekistan’s 2013 economic growth

• New hydroelectric power plant commissioned in Kazakh Zhambyl region

• Kazakh government increases country’s investment attractiveness

• Georgian Energy Minister: Trans-Caucasian corridor should be strategic for entire region

• Lithuanian PM to study Caspian projects in Turkmenistan

• Petronas Carigali announces tender in Turkmenistan

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• UN: Syria, Mali crises push global refugee count to 18-year high

• Stars of politics and film attend birthday dinner for Peres

• Satellite images show widespread destruction in central Darfur

• UN: Gaddafi family members violated travel ban, moved to Oman

• Libya to get US, European help to stabilize, Italy's Letta says

• Two killed in south Lebanon clashes linked to Syrian conflict

• US to hold talks with Taliban in Qatar

• G8 agree on need for transitional government in Syria

• Afghan President to send representatives to Qatar for Taliban talks

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