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September 3, 2010 −− OOSKAnews wishes to inform readers that we will not publish our weekly newsletters next week, due to the U.S. Labor Day holiday on September 6.

The Reports −− “Weekly Water Report, Middle East and Africa,” “Weekly Water Report, Southern and Eastern Asia,” “Weekly Water Report, Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union,” “Weekly Water Report, Latin America and the Caribbean,” and “OOSKAnews Water Weekly” −− will be back in subscribers’ inboxes on the week commencing September 13, 2010.

September 2, 2010 -- The following are some headlines from OOSKAnews Weekly Water Reports for the week of August 30, 2010:

• ACWA Signs Deal for Water, Power Project in Oman
• Kenya Corruption Watchdog Investigates Nairobi Water Company
• Tata Steel Eyes $126.6 Million USD Desal Plant for Orissa Industrial Park
• Salcon Acquires Water Treatment Company in China
• EU Provides $382 Million USD Grant for Bulgarian Wastewater Treatment
• Cayman Government to Privatize Water Utility

 
OOSKAnews, Inc. publishes over 200 articles from four regions in the developing world each week. To request a free trial of OOSKAnews publications, please click the OOSKAnews Publications link at the top of this page.

August 27, 2010 – OOSKAnews has been selected to produce “Stockholm Waterfront,” the daily newsletter covering events at this year’s Stockholm World Water Week, which runs from September 5-11.

 
OOSKAnews CEO David Duncan, Managing Editor Elizabeth Howard and Deputy Managing Editor Alyssa Wiltse will attend Word Water Week and the editorial staff will produce the daily newsletter on behalf of the Stockholm International Water Institute.

 
World Water Week is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programs in water and development.

August 26, 2010 -- The following are some headlines from OOSKAnews Weekly Water Reports for the week of August 23, 2010:

• Kenya Issues $393.3 Million USD Infrastructure Bond
• Petroleum Development Oman Builds RO Plant
• China International Water Begins $112 Million USD Repair Job on Manila Dam
• United Envirotech Files Papers for Taiwan Listing
• Kramatorsk Water Utility Leased to Russian Company
• 18 Percent Decline in Revenue for Consolidated Water

 
OOSKAnews, Inc. publishes over 200 articles from four regions in the developing world each week. To request a free trial of OOSKAnews publications, please click the OOSKAnews Publications link at the top of this page.

August 19, 2010 ⎯ The following are some headlines from OOSKAnews Weekly Water Reports for the week of August 16, 2010:

• Water Conservation, Replenishment Offer Investment Opportunities
• Concerns Over Water Safety May Delay ESKOM Project
• ADB Report Accuses Senior Pakistani Leaders of Water Theft
• India’s Tubestar Oil and Gas Eyes Nuclear Desalination Plant
• Romania Sees Delays in Water, Sewage Infrastructure
• Brazilian Candidates Lack Concrete Sanitation Proposals

 
OOSKAnews, Inc. publishes over 200 articles from four regions in the developing world each week. To request a free trial of OOSKAnews publications, please click the OOSKAnews Publications link at the top of this page.

August 12, 2010 ⎯ The following are some headlines from OOSKAnews Weekly Water Reports for the week of August 9, 2010:

• Member States Divide Over Passage of Historic UN Vote
• Japan Provides $178.1 Million USD for Irrigation in Kenya
• Malaysian EXIM Bank, Rinox Consortium Help Syria With Water Treatment
• MWSS Says Arroyo Pressured It to Extend Water Concessions
• Kaluga Region Terminates Utility Lease Agreement With Rosvodokanal
• Argentina’s Mendoza Province Replaces Utility With State Firm

 
OOSKAnews, Inc. publishes over 200 articles from four regions in the developing world each week. To request a free trial of OOSKAnews publications, please click the OOSKAnews Publications link at the top of this page.

August 5, 2010 -- The following are some headlines from OOSKAnews Weekly Water Reports for the week of August 2, 2010:

• Metito Secures $40 Million USD From IFC, Kuwaiti Firm
• IMF Board Approval Opens Funding Window for Four African Nations
• Abacus Joins China’s Sinohydro Corp for Laiban Dam Bid
• George Kent Wins Water Infrastructure Contract in Malaysia
• Tallinna Vesi’s Income Up Despite High Water Losses
• Study Reveals Economic Benefits of Basic Sanitation Expansion in Brazil

 
OOSKAnews, Inc. publishes over 200 articles from four regions in the developing world each week. To request a free trial of OOSKAnews publications, please click the OOSKAnews Publications link at the top of this page.

July 29, 2010 ⎯ The following are some headlines from OOSKAnews Weekly Water Reports for the week of July 26, 2010:

• Veolia-Mubadala the Low Bidder for Sohar Water Management Project
• Yanbu 3 EPC Contracts Tendered; Bid Due in September
• Sembcorp Takes Majority Stake in Cascal
• India’s Eureka Forbes Eyes Global Acquisitions
• Mosvodocanal Utility to Become Joint-Stock Company
• Uncertainty Over Collection of Fines in Tabasco

 
OOSKAnews, Inc. publishes over 200 articles from four regions in the developing world each week. To request a free trial of OOSKAnews publications, please click the OOSKAnews Publications link at the top of this page.

July 22, 2010 -- The following are some headlines from OOSKAnews Weekly Water Reports for the week of July 19, 2010:

• Waterco Eyes Expansion in Middle East
• Jordan Issues RFP for Kofrania Wastewater Treatment Plant
• IVRCL Eyes Desalination Projects in India's Coastal Cities
• Three Gorges Dam Faces Biggest Challenge Yet
• EIB Lends $64.4 Million USD to Macedonia for Water, Wastewater
• Matamoros Water Utility Being Audited, Privatization Considered

 
OOSKAnews, Inc. publishes over 200 articles from four regions in the developing world each week. To request a free trial of OOSKAnews publications, please click the OOSKAnews Publications link at the top of this page.

July 15, 2010 ⎯ The following are some headlines from OOSKAnews Weekly Water Reports for the week of July 12, 2010:

• IDE Signs Second MED Desal Contract With Tianjin Power Plant
• Oman to Expand Capacity at Hijj Desalination Plant
• PUB Issues Tender for Tuas Desal Plant
• United Envirotech Plans to Expand Market, Eyes Listing in Taiwan
• Berlinwasser International AG to Renovate Water Supply in Chelyabinsk
• IADB Lends $180 Million USD to Argentina for Water, Sanitation Services

 
OOSKAnews, Inc. publishes over 200 articles from four regions in the developing world each week. To request a free trial of OOSKAnews publications, please click the OOSKAnews Publications link at the top of this page.