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<title>Domestic logging enjoys surge in popularity</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179964456</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 00:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  over the procurement of imported logs because Russian-grown trees, which used to be exported chiefly  ...  sufficient to meet demand. People engaged in forestry begged to differ. Akikazu Sakamoto, who runs  ...
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<title>UPDATE 3-Finland gives tax breaks to wood sellers</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179872465</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 14:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the effects of a trade battle with Russia. &quot;We have to do everything possible so  ...  25 percent in 2010. &quot;This gives the forestry sector time to adapt to new circumstances,&quot;  ...
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<title>BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/7</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179857424</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 12:36 GMT</pubDate>
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...  in key Government projects, processing and supplying agro-forestry and seafood products, manufacturing essential goods for  ...  commercial centres in seven more countries including Russia , Germany , and Singapore . Director  ...
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<title>UPDATE 2-Finland gives tax breaks to wood sellers</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179833997</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 09:33 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the effects of a trade battle with Russia. &quot;We have to do everything possible so  ...  25 percent in 2010. &quot;This gives the forestry sector time to adapt to new circumstances,&quot;  ...
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<title>UPDATE 1-Finland gives tax breaks to wood sellers</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179824959</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 08:06 GMT</pubDate>
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... &quot;This gives the forestry sector time to adapt to new circumstances,&quot;  ...  new circumstances,&quot; Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen said. Russia, an important source of wood for Finnish  ...
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<title>Finland gives tax breaks to wood sellers</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179824919</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 08:06 GMT</pubDate>
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...  sales to ensure wood supply to domestic forestries, it said on Wednesday. &quot;We have to  ...  press conference. &quot;We have to prepare for Russia possibly instituting higher wood export duties next  ...
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<title>N.Korean Refugee in Russia Makes It to U.S. at Last</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179786457</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 02:31 GMT</pubDate>
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... A North Korean refugee in Russia has been given asylum in the U.S.  ...  Dong-man, who had been a logger in Siberia, left for the U.S. on Tuesday afternoon.  ...  He has been under protection of the Moscow Office of the UN High Commissioner for  ...
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<title>About 20 Pct of EU Timber Illegal or Suspect - Report</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179781430</link>
<pubDate>23 Jul 2008 01:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  or comes from suspect sources, mostly in Russia, Indonesia and China, according to a report  ...  main causes for climate change,&quot; said WWF forestry campaigner Anke Schulmeister. The report said illegal  ...
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<title>Greek real estate boom defies market doldrums</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179767422</link>
<pubDate>22 Jul 2008 23:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  navigate the land register and deal with forestry and archaeological authorities. For older buildings, a  ...  paperwork for non-EU citizens, like Americans and Russians, but we help with that,&quot; Zappas said.  ...
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<title>WWF blasts EU&apos;s illegal wood imports, led by Finland</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179724261</link>
<pubDate>22 Jul 2008 18:16 GMT</pubDate>
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...  paper makers, is the biggest importer of Russian wood to According to WWF, some 3.7  ...  conservation group acknowledged that some large Finnish forestry groups have gone to great lengths to  ...
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<title>Caterpillar Reports All-Time Record Quarter Driven by Strong Growth Outside North America</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179665749</link>
<pubDate>22 Jul 2008 12:01 GMT</pubDate>
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...  in sales volume. Large gains occurred in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Low interest rates, rapid money  ...  marketing and sales of construction, mining and forestry machinery-track and wheel tractors, track and wheel  ...
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<title>Background Notes : Kosovo (07/08)</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179659737</link>
<pubDate>22 Jul 2008 11:07 GMT</pubDate>
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...  2005, the Contact Group (France, Germany, Italy, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States)  ...  of overall imports ($448.7 million) in 2005. Forestry in Kosovo is minimal; wood-processing and wood  ...
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<title>20% of EU timber &apos;illegal&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179647966</link>
<pubDate>22 Jul 2008 09:24 GMT</pubDate>
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...  or comes from suspect sources, mostly in Russia, Indonesia and China, according to a report  ...  main causes for climate change,&quot; said WWF forestry campaigner Anke Schulmeister. The report said illegal  ...
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<title>Sunny show for Princess Royal</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179645801</link>
<pubDate>22 Jul 2008 09:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Show: 2.20pm &amp; 7.25pm Cossacks from the Ukraine; 2.40pm &amp; 7.45pm The Bolddog Lings Freestyle  ...  Display Team; 4pm Tree felling in the forestry section&apos;s main ring; ...
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<title>Russia Temporarily Bans Contaminated Meat From Australia</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179637433</link>
<pubDate>22 Jul 2008 07:32 GMT</pubDate>
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... Russia Temporarily Bans Contaminated Meat From Australia (RTTNews)  ...  Australian plants because of microbial contamination. However, Moscow clarified that the move against three kangaroo  ...  officials. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry of Australia, DAFF, however, clarified that the  ...
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