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AGENCY SPOTLIGHT

U.S. Agency for International Development -- The Energy and
Environmental Commodity Import Program, a program of the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID), has begun issuing
solicitations for the purchase of equipment from U.S. suppliers
under terms of a $90 million grant agreement between USAID and
the Russian Federation.  The agreement is intended to assist
Russian enterprises in purchasing equipment for the following 
industries: natural gas, oil, district heating systems, power
generation, coal mining, and waste management.  To obtain
solicitations for this program contact: 1) The USAID Procurement
Information Bulletin, at (703) 812-0031 (fax); the USAID Internet
Gopher, at gopher.info.usaid.gov; or Commerce Business Daily, at
(202) 783-3238 (at the U.S. Government Printing Office, to
subscribe to the print version) or (202) 482-0632 (at the U.S.
Department of Commerce to subscribe to the electronic version). 

U.S. Agency for International Development -- The Russian American
Enterprise Fund and the Fund for Large Enterprises in Russia,
both funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, are
being merged.  This move is intended to sharply reduce
administrative costs and overlap of responsibilities.  The new
fund will be called the U.S.-RUSSIA INVESTMENT FUND, and will be
capitalized at $440 million.  The fund's officers include Michael
Blumenthal, Chairman, and Austin M. Beutner, President and CEO.

U.S. Department of Commerce -- "Azerbaijan, An Economic Profile"
is now available from the Commerce Department's National
Technical Information Service (NTIS).  This 30-page booklet
provides useful background information for any U.S. company
considering doing business in this oil-rich Transcaucasian
country.  The text is supported by color maps and photography,
and a wealth of statistical data.  To obtain this publication
contact: NTIS, at (703) 487-4650.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization -- The United
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the
Government of Russia will hold a three-day conference, July 3-5,
1995, in Vienna, Austria on industrial investment opportunities
in the Sakha Republic (also known as Yakutia), the Krasnoyarsk
Krai, and the Orenburg Oblast.  Representatives of industrial
enterprises from the three regions, the regional and national
governments, and commercial and multilateral financial
institutions, including the World Bank and the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development will take part.  Specific
investment projects will be presented in the fields of petroleum
and natural gas extraction and refining, metal ore mining, gold,
wood products, chemical products, rubber products, construction
materials, vehicles and parts, metal products and equipment
manufacturing, and other areas.  For more information, contact
UNIDO in Vienna at +43-1-21131-3999 or 21131-3164 (voice), or
+43-1-230-8260 (fax).

World Bank/European Bank for Reconstruction and Development --
Kyrgyz Telecom seeks qualified bidders for a turn-key digital
microwave radio system.  The project is funded jointly by the
World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.  The successful bidder will provide microwave path
design, digital microwave multiplex equipment, supervisory and
control systems, and DC power systems required to interconnect
new digital exchanges at Bishkek and six provincial Kyrgyzstan
cities.  Tender documentation is available from the Director,
Project Implementation Unit, Kyrgyz Telecom, upon payment of a
non-refundable $400 fee.  The deadline for submission of bids is
July 21, 1995.  For tender documents contact the Director,
Project Implementation Unit, Kyrgyz Telecom at 7 (3312) 26-34-42
(voice), or 7 (3312) 26-07-07 (fax).
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