Russia/CIS
Russia’s Rosatom focuses export drive on Global South
Russia continues to be the world’s largest exporter of nuclear power plants
Kazakhstan will prioritise nuclear energy adoption
A referendum in October confirmed that Kazakhstan would build its first nuclear power plant
Key rate freeze unlikely to tame inflation
The Russian Central Bank announced it is keeping its key interest rate at 21% in a surprise to most analysts
RussiaRussian cyberattacks on Ukraine will intensify
Russia has been accused of launching a large-scale cyber-attack on Ukraine’s state registries
UkraineRussia migrants likely to suffer more discrimination
An Uzbek man was arrested yesterday for the assassination of a senior general in Moscow earlier this week
RussiaRussian gas exports to EU likely to remain significant
Russia was the second-largest supplier of gas to the EU in the first ten months of this year
RussiaDecarbonisation will undermine growth in Azerbaijan
Global moves towards decarbonisation make it increasingly urgent that Azerbaijan finds new sources of economic growth
AzerbaijanAssassination will prompt reprisals by Moscow
Kyiv has taken responsibility for the assassination of a high-ranking Russian general in Moscow this morning
RussiaNotably improving the US terms of trade will be tricky
The incoming Trump administration seeks to shrink US bilateral trade deficits and boost surpluses
United States
