CIS
CIS: 'Customs union' moves ahead without joint WTO bid
Heads of state from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are expected to meet in Minsk on November 27...
CisCIS: Structural weaknesses will hold back recovery
The CIS countries (and Georgia) have shown different degrees of resilience to global turbulence,...
CisCIS: Bilateral tensions undermine Chisinau summit
Heads of state from several CIS countries arrive in Chisinau today for an informal summit, but...
CisCIS: Russian recovery will benefit neighbours
The path to recovery will be difficult for most former Soviet economies, the IMF said today in...
CisGEORGIA/CIS: Eleven remain in post-Soviet grouping
Georgia today withdrew from the CIS, the formal one-year notice period having elapsed.
GeorgiaCIS: Lacklustre summit reflects poorly on Moscow
President Dmitry Medvedev hosted an informal Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit on...
CisCIS: Military exercises could be seen as 'proxy wars'
The Russian armed forces concluded their sweeping Kavkaz military exercise yesterday. The...
CisEASTERN EUROPE: World Bank warns of external risks
The global recession has hit the transition region particularly severely, the World Bank's Global...
Eastern Europe
