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Tajikistan: Has the president’s son already taken over?
President Rahmon has kept a low profile, leaving his son to take the lead.
Several local officials arrested in Azerbaijan for COVID corruption
Sceptics say the roundup is a show meant to create the illusion of fighting corruption even as higher-level officials remain untouched.
Rencap marks Russia up to Buy
Russia's equity markets have crashed after oil prices fell by more than 50%. This is the fifth time that has happened and in every previous case the equity market has rallied strongly over the next six months.
TELEBRIEF: Russian retail in the time of corona
The coronavirus is going to do serious economic damage to Russia’s economy and with most of the population locked down for at least a month, and maybe more, the retail sector is in the front line.