Putin Picks Caucasus Projects By Irina Filatova The St. Petersburg Times Published: May 11, 2011 (Issue # 1655) MOSCOW — The government has selected 30 investment projects worth 145 billion rubles ($5.3 billion) in agriculture, tourism and information technology as part of an ambitious program to develop the North Caucasus through 2025, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said last week. A total […]