EE

  • Mar 10, 2011
  • 7 min read

BALKANS: Economic cooperation could be game-changer

For almost two decades, regional economic cooperation in the Western Balkans has been hostage to...

Balkans
  • Mar 10, 2011
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA: Putin attracts scandal ahead of elections

A high-profile charity event last December at which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin performed is...

Russia
  • Mar 10, 2011
  • 1 min read

UZBEKISTAN/TURKEY: Tashkent cracks down on Nurcular

Tashkent is cracking down on Turkish businesses in Uzbekistan as fronts for religious...

Uzbekistan
  • Mar 9, 2011
  • 7 min read

GREECE: Sell-offs to slash debt are political headache

The government will present by end-March a new scheme to raise 70 billion dollars from...

Greece
  • Mar 9, 2011
  • 2 min read

KAZAKHSTAN: Inflation is smaller headache than tenge

The central bank (NBK) raised its key refinancing rate today by half a percentage point...

Kazakhstan
  • Mar 9, 2011
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA: LNG could be alternative to Balkan pipeline

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today told Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko to look into building a...

Russia
  • Mar 9, 2011
  • 2 min read

KOSOVO/SERBIA: Talks are step towards reconciliation

Direct talks between Kosovo and Serbian officials under EU auspices continue today in Brussels.

Kosovo
  • Mar 8, 2011
  • 7 min read

HUNGARY: Latest fiscal road map lacks detail

The latest fiscal correction package sounds radical, and more ambitious than previously leaked...

Hungary