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Ukraine has stepped up its drone strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure with one of the most intense weekends of bombing that targeted refineries, pipelines and storage facilities in a campaign that has reduced oil exports by about 10%.

Emirates has broken ground on a $5.1bn aircraft engineering complex at Dubai South, billed as the world's largest aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul facility, due for completion by mid-2030.

Iraq recorded a trade surplus of close to $24.7bn in 2025, with exports of $90.43bn against imports of $65.74bn, supported by oil shipments that account for the bulk of state revenues.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reopened its battle with fuel importers after filing a lawsuit seeking to halt petrol imports into Nigeria, arguing that continued import licences violate the Petroleum Industry Act and undermine domestic refining.

Even before his trip, Trump characterised Taiwan as the most important issue for Xi and has since claimed it had dominated discussions during their summit.

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A market for Iraqi SIM cards has emerged in towns along Iran's western border as internet restrictions push traders and residents towards foreign mobile networks to reach messaging apps blocked inside the country.

Corruption, cost overruns and fires dogged the project for much of the 20 years it took to construct. Chinese-built automated service is driverless.

Boeing has confirmed that China has committed to purchasing 200 aircraft following a visit to Beijing by Donald Trump, in a deal that could expand significantly with potential orders for a further 750 planes.

Natalya Kasperskaya has successfully grown her software development company, InfoWatch Group, while also acting as a lobbyist for the Russian IT sector.

Iran's digital economy has suffered losses of between IRR3 quadrillion and IRR7 quadrillion ($1.66bn to $3.88bn) over roughly 70 days of internet disruption.

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Charges brought against president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, focus on four mansion houses in the luxury estate co-op called Dynasty. But corruption has long been an intimate feature of Ukrainian politics.

US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on May 13 for a new round of face-to-face talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 14 to 15, a meeting arriving at a particularly delicate moment in global politics and the international economy.

During the Great Depression, as he saw ordinary people’s purchasing power collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner Eccles warned that excessive saving by the rich was draining demand and deepening the downturn.

South Caucasus' strategic value has risen since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but Georgia's importance is in question as relations with the West deteriorate, says OSW report.

The European Union has finalized a €90bn loan for Ukraine for 2026–2027. This is an important decision. But it should be read correctly. This is not money for Ukraine’s reconstruction. This is money for the war.

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National Bank of Romania maintains a cautious stance amid persistent inflationary pressures, political uncertainty and external risks linked to the conflict in the Middle East.

Pakistan’s first-ever Panda Bond issuance received an overwhelming response from investors and was oversubscribed, marking a major milestone in the country’s financial engagement with China and international capital markets.

Closures among Russia’s small and medium-sized enterprises accelerated in the first quarter of 2026, after the economy contracted in the first quarter of this year in real terms and economic pressure on small companies mounts.

Russia accounts for 40 of the 50 tallest skyscrapers currently under construction in Europe, according to 2026 data published by World of Statistics.

Central bank also raises its average Brent oil expectation for 2026 to $89/barrel.

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Most of the new jobs created in Azerbaijan are in construction, but over 50% of the new graduate workforce is humanities-trained.

Central bank expects only "mild and transitory" impact from Middle East conflict on Albania's economy.

Third snap election since 2025 extends cycle of instability that has paralysed institutions, delayed reforms and raised concerns in Brussels over the Western Balkan country's European future.

Multiple pressures are forcing companies to invest in automation, digitalisation and more sustainable business models to maintain competitiveness, says Slovenian Enterprise Fund.

Norway has become the only NATO country still talking to Tehran. It is doing so for reasons that are partly diplomatic, partly mercantile, and with echos of the original Oslo accord of the 1990s.

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US President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing ends today and he has been forced to eat humble pie after coming out of the gate last year with an extremely aggressive policy on China.

PM Peter Magyar pledged to dismantle the institutional and financial legacy of Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule, with implications beyond Hungary’s borders.

Something has quietly shifted in Russia. Not the social and economic meltdown Western pundits have been confidently predicting almost continuously for the last two decades. But something has changed and the people are not happy.

Mega deals announced by Trump-linked companies brings up concerns over corruption and environmental impact similar to those raised over Chinese and Middle Eastern investments in the past.

Phew. That was an effort. EU leaders met in Brussels yesterday and signed off on releasing the €90bn loan for Ukraine that will keep it in the fight with Russia for another two years. They also passed the twentieth sanctions package on Russia,

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We’ll often see headlines quoting how many gigawatts of new solar farms or coal plants China is building. But it’s hard to get a meaningful sense of scale for how electricity generation in China is changing.

Podgorica steps to align national climate change legislation with European Union standards, and advancing the EU integration process.

Germany risks locking itself into decades of costly gas import dependence unless policymakers give battery storage equal treatment in upcoming power market reforms, energy think-tank Ember has warned.

Daily water consumption in Tehran has reached nearly three billion litres before the start of summer, with reservoirs at just 22% of capacity, as Iran braces for an early heatwave amid post-conflict strain on infrastructure.

New York City anchored developer brings in the largest operator of storage software in the country to stress-test the economics of urban-sited storage at scale

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