Consumer prices rose after fuel imports surged following the nuclear crisis.

But the climb in fuel imports has been much greater than the Albanian economy requires to meet its own needs, Western officials say.

One of the results of this project is that Senegal's fuel imports will be reduced with up to €40 million per year.

And it has broad implications for energy conservation, fuel imports and regional economic development.

In Ethiopia, where the government controls fuel imports, the conversion was swift.

This means a great deal of money is spent on fuel imports - particularly oil.

In other countries, "reliance on additional gas-fired plants means larger fuel imports."

It also allowed fuel imports to be cut and created a huge demand for agricultural products, thus increasing the profitability of that sector.

The memo includes a caveat that costs for delivery and particularly distribution could add greatly to the total price of fuel imports.

Medical teams were unable to get gas for their vehicles because fuel imports had dropped to a trickle.