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Efforts to deploy US counterterrorism forces in Uzbekistan may not be over
Tashkent holds firmly to ‘No’ but Putin underlines difficulty of Afghanistan situation by saying intelligence indicates 2,000 Islamic State members may be present in north of country alone.
Turkmen petrochemical plants ‘channelling exports via obscure UK firms tied to president’s nephews’
Investigative reporting outlet also finds clear signs of nephews’ wealth in UAE with 16 apartments acquired in Dubai.
Uzbekistan rights ombudswoman says she is on top of Karimova case
The government-appointee is monitoring the case of Gulnara Karimova, the jailed daughter of the late former president, but that may not be enough to assuage concerns.
North Macedonia’s local elections to test support for ruling Social Democrats
Contenders for Skopje mayor use televised debate to criticise ruling party over uncompleted infrastructure projects.
Adriatic Metals launches share sale to fund Bosnia’s Vares silver project
London-listed Adriatic Metals owns the Vares silver project in Bosnia and the Raska zinc deposit in Serbia.
Romania’s hospitals overwhelmed by devastating fourth wave of pandemic
Military hospitals expand capacity to treat COVID-19 patients and neighbouring countries offer help.
Albania to raise up to €700mn with new eurobond issue
Bond issue planned to support state budget despite strong rise in debt-to-GDP ratio since start of the pandemic.
Czech president ready to nominate Babis to try to form a new government
PM says he has not yet decided whether to accept the nomination and he is ready to go into opposition.
Moldova declares state of alert, seeks to buy gas from Ukraine or Romania
Moldova has been paying high spot prices to Gazprom since October 1, when the Russian gas company also cut the gas supplies by one third.
Energy supplier Bohemia Energy to leave Czech market as prices soar
Largest alternative energy supplier hands back its licence after energy price rise makes model uneconomic.
Metalloinvest hires Knauf executives as independent directors to boost corporate governance, ESG
Leading Russian metallurgical company Metalloinvest has hired Alexander Blumhardt and Manfred Grundke from the global construction materials group Knauf, to serve on the board as independent directors to boost the company’s corporate governance.
Kosovan police clash with Serbs in Mitrovica in anti-smuggling operation
Police and smugglers injured in shootout as officers seize smuggled goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros.
Putin blames low wind power output for gas crisis
Low wind power output in Europe has played a role in causing the current gas supply crisis in Europe, Russian president Vladimir Putin said in speech on October 13.
Slovak central bank governor charged with bribery
Peter Kazimir is the most high-profile figure from the former centre-left Smer government targeted by the current rightwing government's anti-corruption drive.
CEE needs to speed up transition to new growth model, argues GLOBSEC report
Annual CEE Strategic Transformation Index puts Slovenia top in CEE (after Austria), followed by Czechia and Poland.
CEE/SEE countries unite in defence of nuclear power
EU’s pro-nuclear member states want nuclear energy to be included in the bloc's green taxonomy as a way to ameliorate climate change.
Turkish lira drops through 9
Sinking currency partly reflective of president Erdogan’s “failure to accept economic gravity” says one analyst.
Baltic states gripped by Delta variant of COVID-19
All three Baltic states are currently among the EU's worst affected countries.
Murat Aliev’s Bonum Capital deal consolidates Russian forestry sector
Russia is home to a fifth of the planet’s forests, more than any other country in the world by a comfortable margin. But the country’s share in the global forest products market is just 4%, according to the UN.
Czech new car sales down by 16% in September as Skoda halts production because of chip shortage
Czech Republic's dominant carmaker says it will significantly reduce or completely halt its production at all three of its plants from October 18 until the end of this year.
