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GREECE: New chief may help meet missed budget target
Yiannis Kapeleris yesterday succeeded as tax service chief Dimitris Georgakopoulos, who...
GreeceCYPRUS/ISRAEL: Improved ties give Cyprus key LNG role
Natural gas from the newly discovered Leviathan field off the Israeli coast could be taken to...
CyprusLATVIA: Fitch likes budget discipline but reforms lag
Fitch Ratings yesterday raised Latvia's credit rating to investment grade (BBB-) with positive...
LatviaUZBEKISTAN: US has little leverage over human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has been excluded from Uzbekistan after 15 years, the US-based...
UzbekistanRUSSIA: 'Managed democracy' fails to wow local voter
The ruling United Russia party won 69% of the seats elected on Sunday in regional parliaments in...
RussiaRUSSIA: Gas sector looks to China for growth
Gazprom's purchase of the Kovykta gasfield and Total's entry into Novatek's Yamal project are...
RussiaUKRAINE: Endemic corruption erodes eradication effort
There has been no improvement and even some deterioration in tackling corruption and seeking...
UkraineAZERBAIJAN: Baku can cope with young oppositionists
A heavy police presence thwarted an opposition attempt to stage an anti-government demonstration...
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