Industrial Supplies

Natural Gas Needs Power Russian-German Ties (NPR)

6 Jan 2009

Germany is the biggest customer of Russia's state natural gas monopoly, Gazprom. It supplies more than 40 percent of Germany's gas. Some worry that Russia is using its natural resources as a political weapon, but others say the influence goes both ways.

Russia gas supplies to south-east Europe halted (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

6 Jan 2009

All supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia were halted on Tuesday due to a dispute between Moscow and Kiev over gas prices, officials in Sofia said.

2008 under review: Industrial production registers fairly high growth despite great difficulties (Nhân Dân)

6 Jan 2009

Nhan Dan - 2008 was a challenging year for Vietnam's industrial sector due to the impacts of changes in prices in the domestic and world markets as well as the global economic recession.