EBRD lowers Emerging Europe growth forecasts amid economic challenges
Belarus and Russia strengthen security ties amid rising tensions
Poland busts cyber-espionage ring set up by Russia and Belarus
VISEGRAD BLOG: Globsec security forum insists Ukraine is still winning the war
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Is proposal that “international consortium” should build Kazakhstan’s nuclear plant merely cosmetic?
Ukraine can’t win on the battlefield, Orban tells press conference
North Korea poised to deploy troops to Ukraine
Russia creating Ukraine War video game including Battle of Mariupol
Ukraine's international reserves fell by 8.1% in September to $38.9bn
PROFILE: Remigijus Zemaitaitis, Lithuania's new radical-right leader
Europe needs Draghi’s reforms to boost growth, says IIF
LONG READ: Europe has lost its competitive edge
Czech unemployment inches upwards to 3.9% in September
Czech industry returns to growth in August, ending five-month skid
Slovakia's Fico hardens opposition to Ukraine's Nato bid
Hungarian retail sales show signs of rebound in August
Hungary seeks opt-out from EU’s asylum and migration regulations
EC sends formal notice to Hungary over windfall tax on retailers
Australian miner GreenX Metals wins €300mn arbitration against Poland
Poland’s Zabka convenience store chain aims to raise €1.5bn in upcoming Warsaw IPO
Polish travel platform eSky to acquire Thomas Cook from Chinese Fosun for €35.6m
Opposition ANO registers first victory in Czech Senate elections as cabinet braces for reshuffle
Ship believed to be carrying explosives bound for Israel to unload in Slovenia
Opposition protesters in Albania set fire to ruling Socialist Party headquarters
Western Balkans emerges as nearshoring destination
Albanian opposition MPs set chairs ablaze in violent protest
Nearshoring security
Floods kill at least 18 in Bosnia
Top Russian politicians stir tensions in Bosnia with claims West is undermining fragile peace
Bosnia’s GDP growth slows to 2.2% y/y in 2Q24
Southeast European countries to press for fairer electricity market at EU Energy Council
IAG to produce armoured vehicles and drones in Bulgaria's Burgas
Southeast European countries increase defence spending amid rising tensions
Croatian president rejects Nato mission to support Ukraine, sparking new political crisis
Croatia startup raises €10mn to boost AI-driven adtech
Nato deploys additional 200 troops to bolster KFOR readiness in Kosovo
Pro-Russian politicians step up propaganda efforts ahead of Moldova’s EU accession referendum
Fast fashion slowly conquers the Balkans
Moldova gets €385mn package from Western partners — mostly for planting trees
Serbia signs MoU with North Macedonia for gas interconnector
North Macedonia's foreign minister says Skopje still committed to European values despite EU accession setbacks
Romania’s Liberal Party leaves ruling coalition but not the government
Romania’s retail sales return to record level in August after 8.1% y/y advance
M&A activity in Romania up 22% y/y in January-September, according to EY report
Far-right politician Sosoaca rejected as presidential candidate in Romania
Serbia achieves first-ever investment grade rating
Erdogan nephew resells 15% stake in BinBin Scooters via "matryoshka doll"-style Istanbul IPO
Turkey’s fight against inflation cannot be called successful, says economics professor
Official inflation in Turkey falls below policy rate for first time since July 2021
Five Turkic states give nod to common Latin alphabet
Kyrgyzstan facing growing winter power shortfall as demand growth outpaces investment plans
Uzbekistan joins Kyrgyzstan in committing to October start on China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway construction
Four Western nations to sue Taliban over women's rights violations
TEHRAN BLOG: Iranian MP claims “17mn Afghans in Iran”
COMMENT: Strengthening Interregional Connectivity: A Path to Prosperity for Central Asia and the Caucasus
Iran to open shopping centre in Armenia
COMMENT: How Armenia helps Russia bypass Western sanctions
Azerbaijani dissident murdered in apparent assassination
Ankara okays Turkish, Israeli and Qatari co-sponsoring of Azerbaijan defence fair despite Erdogan’s Gaza “outrage”
Georgian president refuses to sign controversial bill limiting LGBT rights
White House snubs Georgian Dream delegation at UN assembly
International consortium should build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear plant, says president
Kazakhstan raises $1.5bn from return to dollar bond market after decade away
Kyrgyzstan to offer “business class” prison cells for convicts
Rosatom gives update on finding a suitable nuclear plant site in Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia to launch open international bid to select management for coal giant
COMMENT: For Kazakhstan, World Nomad Games were a geopolitical foot-in-the-door
After the dzud
Uzbekistan records 84% y/y rise in medical tourist visits in 8M24
UN rights council takes Tajikistan to task
EBRD forecasts robust growth across Central Asia
Deputy head of Uzbek presidential press service resigns to move into private sector
URUS/CLEARPIC: Uzbekistan privatisation tracker
Russia's budget oil breakeven price world’s second lowest as oil revenues recover
Southeast European countries look to Algeria to diversify energy supplies
Slovenia turns back to Algerian gas after flirtation with Russian supplies
“Silent demise” of world’s vast rangelands threatens food supply of billions, warns UNCCD report
Hundreds of millions on verge of starvation, billions more undernourished as Climate Crisis droughts take their toll
Kamikaze marketing: how the natural diamond industry could have reacted to the lab-grown threat
The West is bleeding the Global South of wealth thanks to massive wage inequality, says study
Global solar panel glut caused by Chinese overproduction
Global access to energy starts to fall for the first time in a decade, says IEA
Saudi Arabia hosts kingdom's first Africa summit, to boost ties, promote stability
Putin at 2023 Africa-Russia summit: Wiping debts, donating grain and boosting co-operation
EBRD 2023: Bank to expand into the whole of Africa plus Iraq
Nelson Mandela worried about mined diamonds, Leonardo di Caprio defended them, makers of lab-grown stones demonise them
Botswana’s 2,492-carat diamond discovery is golden opportunity to replicate legendary Jonker diamond's global legacy
Have lab-grown diamonds changed the diamond industry forever?
JPMorgan, Chase and HSBC reportedly unwittingly processed payments for Wagner warlord Prigozhin
Burkina Faso the latest African country to enter nuclear power plant construction talks with Russia
Russia's nuclear diplomacy binding emerging markets to the Kremlin
IMF: China’s slowdown will hit sub-Saharan growth
Moscow unlikely to give up Niger toehold as threat of ECOWAS military action looms
WHO declares "global public health emergency" owing to mpox outbreak in Central Africa, new virus strain
Rain, rain go away
Africa, Asia most people living in extreme poverty
Sea levels rise 10 cm since 1993 as ice caps melt
10 African countries to experience world’s fastest population growth to 2100
EM winners and losers from the global green transformation
India highlights legal reforms at BRICS justice ministers meeting
AI will be a major source of GHGs by 2030, says Morgan Stanley
Russia revs up to test cross-border crypto payments
Egypt, Turkey speak of “new era” of relations as el-Sisi visits Ankara for first time since 2013 toppling of Morsi
SDS storms fed by sand and dust equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza, says UNCCD
Southern Africa has 'enormous' potential for green hydrogen production, study finds
Sri Lanka's LTL Holdings targets African power sector
How France is losing Africa
Gabon coup attempt after the re-election of President Ali Bongo
Guinea grants final approvals to Rio Tinto for $11.6bn Simandou iron-ore project
IMF: Carbon emissions from AI and crypto are surging and tax policy can help
US adds 17 Liberian-flagged bulk carriers and oil tankers to Russian sanctions-busting blacklist
Panama and Liberia vying for largest maritime registry
EBRD announces profit of €2.1bn in 2023
Where water stress will be highest by 2050
Italy's PM Meloni unveils "Mattei Plan" for African development ahead of Italy-Africa summit
Ukraine claims it was behind massacre of Wagner Group mercenaries in Mali
Can Morocco's phosphate wealth put it at the centre of the global battery supply chain?
Hajj aftermath: deaths, disappearances and detentions spark investigations across world
Can Niger's military junta seize the country's uranium opportunity?
Disaster season: heat waves sweep the world – in charts and maps
US lab invents a Fremen-tech water harvester
Niger and beyond: Francophone credit delivers coup de grâce
South African importers welcome India's decision to ease rice exports
Job market changing globally because of green transition
SITREP: Middle East rapidly destabilised by a week of missile strikes
Serbian weapons found in Sudan, violating UN arms embargo
Tunisian President Kais Saied re-elected for second term
Climate crisis-driven global food security deteriorated between 2019 and 2022 and is even affecting the US
Yen plummets as Ishiba signals no immediate rate hike from BOJ
Philippines eyes bold rate cuts as inflation slows
IREDA, Punjab National Bank to strengthen their partnership in renewable energy financing
Indian stocks hit another record high as auto and banking sectors fuel gains
Russia, Bangladesh navigate stresses over nuclear power plant loan payments
Oil prices jump 5% after Biden comments on potential Israel-Iran escalation
NTPC Green Energy, MAHAPREIT to develop renewable energy projects in India
Is China going to single-handedly save the planet? Emissions may have peaked this year
PANNIER: The great mirage that is the TAPI gas pipeline
India and the US bolster defence ties with preliminary Security of Supply Arrangement
Google's new data centre in Malaysia sets sustainability benchmark
ThaiBev sets THB18bn for expansion, targets Southeast Asia growth
US government commits to supporting Indonesia's digital economy growth
Rising gold ETF inflows set to drive global bullion prices
Papua New Guinea tribal conflict leaves 30 dead amid gold mine dispute
Turkey yet to prove rare earth deposit has suggested “giant” potential despite reported processing talks with China
Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics agency predicts La Nina impact in Indonesia, affecting mining sector
South Korea probes TikTok over alleged data consent violations
EBRD makes first venture capital investment in Occupied Palestinian Territories
Bahrain and Iran to begin talks on normalising relations
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait set to offer Russians visa-free entry
Jaw-dropping discovery: 450,000-year-old tooth unearthed in Iran
China's COMAC eyes Saudi Arabia as launchpad for international expansion
Iran cancels flights amid risks of Israeli attack
Khamenei led Friday Prayers amid heightened Israeli strike threats
Where does Iran go from here in Middle East crisis?
Global flights in disarray following Iranian missile strike on Israel
Baghdad Airport targeted in rocket attack amid US withdrawal
Iraqi PM Al-Sudani mourns Hezbollah leader's death
Iraqis fear militia actions may draw country into Israel conflict
Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon immediately
More than 1,000 dead in Hajj pilgrimage heatwave
Kuwait greenlights tax deal with Iraq to prevent double taxation
Iran demands 'equal footing' with Kuwaiti and Saudi plans to drill for gas in Gulf
Middle East power grid struggles as demand hits record high
Iraq braces for severe heatwave with temperatures to reach 49C
Hezbollah claims multiple attacks on Israeli forces along Lebanon border
Thousands flee Lebanon for Syria amid intensified Israeli strikes
Saudi Arabia launches most expensive resort on Red Sea coast
Chinese cars are flooding the Gulf Arabian auto markets
PANNIER: Gulf investment commitments to Central Asia rival sums once pledged by China
S&P cuts Israel's credit rating amid escalating Hezbollah conflict
Iranian president warns Israel of retaliation on Qatar visit
Turkey lowers flag at Tel Aviv embassy after Hamas leader's death, sparking Israeli rebuke
Did WhatsApp give away Hamas leader's location?
Saudi Arabia reports new deadly MERS outbreak from camels
Israel could target Persian Gulf oil installations over missile attack
Saudi firm to sign SAR8bn deal to complete Jeddah Tower
Saudi unemployment hits record low at 7.1% in Q2 2024
Saudi Arabia reopens embassy in Syria, signalling diplomatic thaw
Iran uses 'dark fleet' to deliver 1.8 million barrels of oil daily
UAE, New Zealand finalise terms of economic partnership agreement
Israel launches biggest strike in Yemen, killing 40 people
TEHRAN BLOG: Pezeshkian's dilemma over Haniyeh's assassination
Iranian foreign ministry condemns Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran
Reactions to the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran
Latin American dignitaries urge UN to suspend Russia over Ukraine war
Czechia and Hungary are only EU states to oppose UNGA Israel resolution
US accuses Russian state media of destabilising Argentina
Milei’s move to block pensions hike sparks protests but gains IMF praise
Latin America trapped in low growth cycle, ECLAC warns
Hurricane Beryl wreaks havoc in the Caribbean, leaves 10 dead as it heads for Mexico
Hurricane Beryl strengthens to Category 5, headed to Jamaica
Tropical storm Beryl intensifies to an “extremely dangerous” category 4 hurricane in an extreme weather first
COMMENT: Eurasian Development Bank and FONPLATA call for tailored approaches to expanding MDB lending capacity
Climate crisis fuels wildfires across Latin America with Brazil hardest hit
Bolivia inks $976mn deal with Russia to tap world’s largest lithium reserves
Brazil's growth surge clouded by high rates and inequality
Brazil may derail Venezuela’s BRICS dream as bloc gears up for expansion
Brazil scrambles to curb online gambling surge
Google scraps $200mn Chile data centre plan over environmental concerns
Isabel Allende slams Maduro “dictatorship” as betrayal of father's socialism
Colombia's Petro alleges Pegasus spyware purchase by previous government
Hunt on for Escobar's “cocaine hippos” as Colombia battles eco-threat
Methane levels at 800,000-year high, accelerating the sixth extinction
US general calls for Marshall Plan in Latin America to counter China and Russia
Russian surveillance network in Nicaragua raises alarm
Who has the most prisoners? – Statista
Will Venezuela’s Maduro go out with a bang or a whimper?
Ecuador slams vice president's gender complaint against President Noboa as coup attempt
Amazon faces “tipping point”, say researchers
Hurricane Milton intensifies, threatens Florida after lashing Mexico
Sheinbaum takes the helm of a disoriented Mexico after AMLO’s populist era
Hurricane John batters Mexico's Pacific coast, leaving devastation in its wake
Nicaragua lauds RT chief Simonyan after fresh US sanctions over disinformation scheme
Horror in Paraguay as three-year-old girl dies after shocking family abuse
Yuno rides Latin America's fintech wave to global expansion
Peruvian TV star corruption probe uncovers Chechen links