CIS
RUSSIA: Firms could lose competitive edge in CIS
The CIS region will remain the major target for Russian outward foreign direct investment for the...
RussiaEASTERN EUROPE: CEE will not escape global downturn
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will decline this year,...
Eastern EuropeEASTERN EUROPE: Smoking remains socially acceptable
While levels of tobacco addiction have declined in Western Europe in recent years, the problem...
Eastern EuropeEASTERN EUROPE: EBRD faces challenging transition
The EBRD is increasingly orienting its activities towards the east and the south. Consequently,...
Eastern EuropeCIS: Influx supplies Russia with lower-quality labour
Russia will increasingly depend on labour migrants to meet its goals of economic growth and...
CisINTERNATIONAL: Metals boost markets on rising prices
Investors yesterday sent European equity markets higher by moving into metals and mining stocks,...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Kosovo hampers conflict negotiators
The Abkhaz parliament is to pass a resolution today calling for international recognition of its...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Decoupling shifts demand growth
The US economy faces an inevitable slowdown in consumption demand growth. Unless that vacancy is...
International
