Estonia

  • Feb 13, 2008
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BALTIC STATES: EU power bridge limits Russia reliance

Poland and Lithuania yesterday agreed to establish a 370 million-dollar joint venture to build a...

Baltic States
  • Feb 1, 2008
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CEE: Current account deficits worry ratings agency

Fitch yesterday moved the outlook from stable to negative for Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and...

  • Jan 25, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: China enters mainstream aid industry

The World Bank's IDA soft credit window in December benefited from record replenishments. China...

International
  • Jan 15, 2008
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ESTONIA/RUSSIA: Four April rioters are put on trial

The trial began yesterday of four accused of planning last year's riots in Tallinn over the...

Estonia
  • Dec 27, 2007
  • 6 min read

CEE: 'Hidden' economy poses risks to growth

The hidden economy has grown from perhaps 10% of measured GDP at the end of communism to about...

  • Dec 14, 2007
  • 7 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Ruling is ambiguous on 'Social Europe'

The European Court of Justice ruled on December 11 in the first of a series of labour disputes....

  • Dec 14, 2007
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INTERNATIONAL: IDA funding marks a donor shift

The World Bank, after a donor conference in Berlin, today announced an expansion in funding for...

International
  • Dec 11, 2007
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EUROPEAN UNION: Court boosts labour rights

The European Court of Justice today ruled that trade unions can use industrial action to prevent...