CENTRAL ASIA: Lagging welfare reform affects stability

The diverse approaches to welfare reform across Central Asia reflect both the relative strength...

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SOUTH KOREA: GDP is at risk from won and rates

Seoul's recent move to speed foreign exchange and investment deregulation comes against the...

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If the middle class sharply slows its rate of consumption, there will be noticeable negative...

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Finance Minister Michael Cullen delivered his seventh annual budget yesterday. The budget raises...

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The growth of the middle class in Russia is a sign of greater economic prosperity. However, for...

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Efficient management of oil revenues is a major challenge facing policymakers in the CIS...

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Electricity monopoly Unified Energy Systems is under increasing pressure to find an acceptable...

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Gazprom is serious about diversifying its gas export routes to European as well as Asian and...

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The vast bulk of Russian oil is currently exported to Europe. Constructing a pipeline to the...

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In his budget speech on May 9, Treasurer Peter Costello announced continuing budget surpluses, a...

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