Caucasus conflict causes oil price rise
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Russian troops fortify in Georgia
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Russia freezes military cooperation with NATO
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18:34, 22.08.2008 Romanian Official Gazette Publishes New Credit Risk Limit Regulation
BUCHAREST / 18:34, 22.08.2008 The new regulation regarding the credit risk limitation for household lending was published Friday in the Official Gazette, and the lenders will have to send the new norms for approval in 45 days utmost. Earlier in the week, sources said that according to the new regulation, the banks... [related news and comments]

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18:32, 22.08.2008 Romanian Electric Equip Importers Might Collect Waste Equal To 20% Of Sales
BUCHAREST / 18:32, 22.08.2008 The Romanian importers and producers of electric and domestic appliances might be compelled to collect waste from the population, representing 20% of their annual sales, under a penalty of a fine paid to the Environment Fund, according to a draft of the environment and steady development... [related news and comments]

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16:06, 22.08.2008 Romanian Authorities To Preserve Bucharest-Danube Canal Works
BUCHAREST / 16:06, 22.08.2008 Romanian authorities and engineering experts agreed Friday on the need to preserve works executed before 1989 on the Bucharest-Danube canal, which the Transport Ministry plans to complete. Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu, transport minister Ludovic Orban and former head of state Ion... [related news and comments]

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15:23, 22.08.2008 Official Gazette Of Romania Might Launch Charge-Free Online Version
BUCHAREST / 15:23, 22.08.2008 The Official Gazette of Romania might launch a charge-free version, available on the Internet, in a move to keep people updated on the sector of public contracts, according to a draft ordinance launched for public debate by the governmenta€™s Secretariat General. The draft ordinance... [related news and comments]

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14:32, 22.08.2008 Romanian Railway Station Ploiesti Sud Evacuated Following Bomb Alert
BUCHAREST / 14:32, 22.08.2008 The railway station Ploiesti Sud, southern Romania, was evacuated Friday because of a bomb alert, and the police are now checking the area to find the explosives. A  Intelligence services and police units went to the scene following a call to the emergency number 112 announcing a bomb... [related news and comments]

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14:01, 22.08.2008 Heatwave To Affect 11 Romanian Counties, Bucharest
BUCHAREST / 14:01, 22.08.2008 Romanian authorities issued a yellow code warning for heat for the weekend, valid for the capital city and for 11 counties, where they expect temperatures of 37 degrees Celsius. A  The warning was issued for the capital city Bucharest and for the counties Braila, Calarasi, Caras Severin,... [related news and comments]

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11:24, 22.08.2008 Romanian ARIS Revises Up Its a08 FDI Forecasts At EUR8B
BUCHAREST / 11:24, 22.08.2008 Romanian Agency for Foreign Investment ARIS revised up its estimations on the countrya€™s foreign direct investments, or FDI in 2008, from EUR7 billion to EUR8 billion, still lower compared with Thursdaya€™s estimations of economy minister Varujan Vosganian, of EUR10 billion. ARIS... [related news and comments]

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