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Rising tension between France and Azerbaijan are a drag on peace process with Armenia

Seymur Mammadov in Baku March 19, 2024

Tensions between Baku and Paris have risen since the limited anti-terrorist operation to retake control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region last September as geopolitics come to the fore.

BOFIT: Russian growth fades, but budget spending up sharply. Has the military Keynesianism maxed out?

Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) March 18, 2024

Based on the monthly estimate released by Russia’s ministry for economic development, on-year GDP growth has slowed in recent months, while budget spending is up sharply.

India to headline the rapid catch up of global emerging markets by 2050 – Capital Economics

Ben Aris in Berlin March 18, 2024

Emerging markets will overtake the Western world in terms of the collective nominal size of their economies by 2050, with China and India as the second and third largest behind the US, according to Capital Economics’ long-term forecasts.

Kosovo yields over Decani monastery to pursue Council of Europe membership

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje March 14, 2024

Closely guarded Serbian Orthodox monastery deep inside Kosovo has long been a source of tension between Pristina and Belgrade.

Ukraine becomes world's 4th largest arms importer, European imports soar

bne IntelliNews March 12, 2024

European arms imports were up by 94% in 2019-23, as Ukraine's allies send military aid while also arming themselves, says new SIPRI report.

Closing gender gap in workforce could double global growth rate says World Bank

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow March 8, 2024

Countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia have a lower gender gap than the global average but only Latvian women have equal legal standing with men.

NEO: EU ban on Russian aluminium may cause shortages, price surge

NEO March 6, 2024

The EU has been discussing the possible ban of Russian aluminium for months but stopped short of taking such measures, If EU policymakers follow through on the suggestion in the next round of sanctions it could cause chaos on the metal markets.

Making drones in the kitchen: Ukrainian civilians rise to meet military shortages

bne IntelliNews March 6, 2024

With Western support for Ukraine’s war effort suffering as a result of the United States’ failure to agree on a new aid package, ordinary Ukrainian citizens are stepping up to the plate.

Kyrgyzstan: Officials brush aside uranium anxieties over Kyzyl-Ompol field

Eurasianet March 5, 2024

Experts have voiced safety concerns over the field in the past, but such objections are now being silenced.

War and sanctions have forced Russia to make long overdue reforms

Ben Aris in Berlin March 4, 2024

The pressure of the war in Ukraine has forced the Kremlin to push through a raft of long overdue reforms as its struggles to raise more revenues for the budget, increase the efficiency of the economy and keep the people happy.

Mongolia urged to “open door” to Russian Mongols who want return to ancestral roots

Antonio Graceffo in Ulaanbaatar March 2, 2024

Campaigners want compatriots law that would apply to peoples of Russia’s Buddhist republics and minorities with Mongolic origins the world over.

Kyrgyzstan: As net tightens around Matraimov, Japarov is clearing field of viable threats

Ayzirek Imanaliyeva for Eurasianet March 1, 2024

All the corrupt former customs chief's one-time allies are scrambling to disavow him.

LONG READ: China and Russia, the industrial production superpowers that could win a war

Ben Aris in Berlin March 1, 2024

China is now "the world’s sole manufacturing superpower" and Russia’s productive capability is greater than that of Germany’s, according to recent studies on the changes to the world’s manufacturing make-up.

In Ukraine’s Donbas, complex questions of identity and loyalty

Neil Hauer in Sviatohirsk February 29, 2024

An unrepentantly Russian Orthodox colony now finds itself accused of wavering loyalties by Ukraine’s political leadership.

Liberty Steel's financial crisis is just the latest blow for CEE's steel industry

Robert Anderson in Prague February 28, 2024

The woes of Liberty Steel's mills also reflect the struggle of former Communist Central and Eastern Europe’s once mighty steel sector to remain competitive.

Lack of shipping capacity thwarts Russian LNG ambitions

Newsbase February 28, 2024

Western sanctions are thwarting Russia’s planned expansion in the global LNG market.

US hit Russian banks with most effective sanctions yet

Ben Aris in Berlin February 28, 2024

The US has unleashed two rounds of sanctions on Russia’s banks that are proving to be some of the most effective measures to curb Russia’s ability to do business yet.

KREMLIN LEAKS: how the Kremlin plans to fix the presidential elections

Ben Aris in Berlin February 27, 2024

Leaked documents from the Kremlin have revealed details of President Vladimir Putin's meticulous plans for securing his re-election in March, VS Square reported on February 26.

Azerbaijan developing significant gold, copper and other minerals resources

Seymur Mammadov in Baku February 26, 2024

The British company Anglo Asian Mining, which mines gold, silver, and copper in Azerbaijan, has completed a preliminary assessment of the mineral resources of the Kharkhar copper deposit. The country has significant deposits of many minerals.

Western Balkans is ideal nearshoring destination, says EBRD regional director

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow February 26, 2024

"Island within the EU" is attracting growing flows of FDI, EBRD's Matteo Colangeli tells bne IntelliNews.

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