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BELARUS: International trade position deteriorates
The foreign trade gap widened in January-July to 2.1 billion dollars from 992 million a year...
BelarusRUSSIA: Aviation industry gets a boost from the state
Once a feared competitor of the West, Russian defence aerospace technology has been neglected...
RussiaRUSSIA: Energy diplomacy reveals internal problems
Russian energy diplomacy is becoming increasingly active as both the government and companies...
RussiaKAZAKHSTAN: Elections expose regime's autocratic core
Parliamentary elections were held on August 18. The ruling Nur Otan party won an expected...
KazakhstanEUROPE: Banks, private equity struggle over deal terms
Banks are finding it difficult to move debt off their balance sheets in deals they have...
CENTRAL ASIA: Demographics pose development challenges
Central Asia's demographic profile differs in important ways from other transitional economies...
Central AsiaRUSSIA: Top judge bemoans frequent appeals to ECHR
Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin called on Saturday for the law to be changed so that...
RussiaRUSSIA: New threats seek to reinforce missile offers
Russia may deploy missiles in its western regions, notably in the exclave of Kaliningrad, if the...
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