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EASTERN EUROPE: Bank hails business-friendly reform
The World Bank's 'Doing Business 2008' report appeared last week. Emerging markets in Eastern...
Eastern EuropeRUSSIA: Gazprom grows stronger but challenges mount
Gas giant Gazprom continues to grow strongly on the back of high hydrocarbons prices and...
RussiaBELARUS: International trade position deteriorates
The foreign trade gap widened in January-July to 2.1 billion dollars from 992 million a year...
BelarusAZERBAIJAN/RUSSIA/US: Trilateral talks start on Gabala
A US delegation is due to inspect the Gabala radar in Azerbaijan today, following the Russian...
AzerbaijanCENTRAL ASIA: Migration stabilises but remains high
The five states of Central Asia have experienced significant outward and intra-regional migration...
Central AsiaRUSSIA/CHINA/CENTRAL ASIA: Security dominates SCO aims
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit took place in Bishkek yesterday. The SCO...
Central AsiaTURKMENISTAN: President shows vision and power
Since his election in February, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has sought to maintain his...
TurkmenistanRUSSIA: Crude response to terrorism proves inadequate
Russian, Chinese and Central Asian forces began counter-terrorist exercises near Chelyabinsk on...
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