Georgia

This coalition break-up is amicable for the moment, but pledges of cooperation may wear thin as campaigning takes off

The country is not as hard hit as other neighbours of Russia, but is suffering as exports and remittance inflows fall

Over-exposure to neighbours will continue to hold back foreign trade

Russian 'generosity' towards breakaway Georgian provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia comes at a price

Signs of economic recovery in November are opportune for new premier

The delay to the expected cabinet reshuffle may show Ivanishvili not Kvirikashvili controls the government

Rumours about Garibashvili's resignation and Ivanishvili's likely ministerial picks show the 'palace' nature of politics

With less than a year to go to elections, voters have no enthusiasm for either the government or the main opposition