CIS

  • Nov 21, 2011
  • 2 min read

Russian-led Customs Union inches towards integration

The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on Friday signed a 'declaration of Eurasian...

CIS
  • Nov 16, 2011
  • 2 min read

Russian democracy hangs on as Putin cult fades

Some 25% are aware of a personality cult around Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and 33%...

Russia
  • Oct 31, 2011
  • 2 min read

CIS states may resist 'Eurasian Union' bureaucracy

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's proposal for a CIS-wide Eurasian Union would involve the creation...

CIS
  • Oct 26, 2011
  • 4 min read

Free trade for Armenia with CIS seems premature

An agreement to establish a free-trade zone within the CIS has been signed by eight of its eleven...

CIS
  • Oct 20, 2011
  • 2 min read

Kyrgyzstan's path to CIS Customs Union will be long

A working group for admitting Kyrgyzstan to the three-state Customs Union is being set up, a...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 19, 2011
  • 2 min read

CIS trade pact unlikely to live up to Putin's rhetoric

Following a meeting of regional prime ministers yesterday in St Petersburg, Putin announced the...

CIS
  • Sep 21, 2011
  • 2 min read

IMF tells Eastern Europe to focus on fiscal reform

Growth in the former Soviet states has been supported by commodity prices, which makes them...

Russia
  • Sep 7, 2011
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Russia/CIS in the fourth quarter

Russia's presidential selection process will dominate domestic and regional politics in the...

CIS