The government today brought down the prices of non-urea fertilisers in a bid to help the farmers in the coming Boro season. The price of TSP (triple super phosphate) came down from Tk 75-80 to Tk 40 per a kg, ...

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Islamabad—Zorlu Enerji, the first company to establish wind farm for power generation in Pakistan, on Saturday signed Energy Purchase Agreement with Hyderabad Electric Supply Corporation for purchase of 6 MW electricity generated at the company’s facility in Jhimpir. The agreement ...

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Nigeria-based Global Biofuels is establishing the first of a number of refineries for the production of bioethanol from sweet sorghum. Ethanol will be blended with petrol to make E10. Global Biofuels is planning to establish the project in nine Nigerian ...

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Pakistan and Iran will hold another round of talks here within a month on a proposed gas pipeline project involving the two countries and India, including on the sale of oil on deferred payment basis to Islamabad. “Talks will be ...

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Malaysia and Indonesia, which jointly account for 85% of global palm oil production, will implement the blending of biofuel into fossil diesel early next year (2009), the two countries said in a joint communication. Malaysia will implement the blending of ...

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In a bold move, the Indonesian government forecasts investment in the oil, gas, power and mining sectors in 2009 will grow by 16.7 percent compared to this year, despite the global financial crisis and economic downturn constraining some financial flows. ...

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Minerals are necessary in maintaining today’s modern life. Mineral wealth as a natural asset can stimulate or enhance economic growth potential and social progress. It is expected that mining as an industry will continue to expand over the next 20 ...

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Iran signed gas deals worth $14 billion with Malaysia, state television reported on Tuesday, the latest Asian investment in the country. The deals involved a project to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the development of two gas fields, the ...

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The Malaysian government has approved 91 licences with a total approved capacity of 10.2 million tonnes of biodiesel which will contribute to the economic growth of the country, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities of Malaysia Senator A. Kohilan ...

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Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Güler said yesterday that despite the economic crisis, Turkey will continue to invest in energy, the Anatolia news agency reported. Speaking at the Wind Energy Workshop, jointly organized by SenterNovem — a Dutch government ...

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