RUSSIA: Private pension reform makes slow start

Last year, Russian citizens had their first opportunity to transfer pension contributions to the...

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POLAND: Reform could consolidate stock market recovery

The WIG index of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) reached its highest level ever on Monday. ...

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Japan's population is ageing rapidly and will probably start to decline after 2006, suggesting...

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The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) last week took steps to dismiss the Federation prime...

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The recommendations of a pension reform commission, published earlier this month, represent the...

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The balance of payments position has been the main factor challenging the Central Bank of Russia...

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A New York district judge last week delayed a ruling on whether private creditors and...

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Former Defence Minister Ivan Simko filed for recognition of his new political party, Free Forum,...

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The government has indicated a preference for domestic financing, which would reduce external...

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On December 29, Congress passed the second major tax reform of 2003. The government's inability...

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