“Unchained” Trump is main risk to broadly positive Emerging Europe growth prospects
Belarusian firm providing Russia with military-quality microchips
RIDDLE: Sanctions and the Eurasian Economic Union
Belarus President Lukashenko wins re-election in a landslide, to no one’s surprise
Germany looks to repurpose Nord Stream 2 for green gas project
US, Ukraine and Russia all soften their positions ahead of mooted ceasefire talks
Azerbaijan releases Russian 'golden judge' despite Moscow’s extradition request
Russian military in Ukraine riding on donkeys amid vehicle shortage
INTERVIEW: Ukraine's leading logistics company has big plans for its international expansion
McFAUL: Why Is Trump trying to lose our new cold war with China?
Lack of megadeals drags down M&A volume in Emerging Europe
Turkey’s role in European security on agenda as top diplomats of Ankara, EU meet
COMMENT: Europe needs to start the fightback against Trump now
Czech PMI improves to 46.6 in January
Central and Eastern European banks defy expectations with robust 2024 earnings, says RBI
Czech National Bank could become the first European central bank to add Bitcoin to its reserves
Fidesz in panic mode ahead of release of explosive documentary on Orban family’s wealth
Hungary’s retail lending soars to record levels in 2024
Viktor Orban's financial savings below national average, his annual asset declaration shows
Polish manufacturers start 2025 on slightly more upbeat note
EBRD to support Poland’s green transition with €200mn loan for Baltica 2 wind project
The UK, Germany and China lead global offshore wind farm roll-outs, but the rest of the world is lagging far behind.
Slovak government bars Georgian military vets, Prime Minister Fico links them to a coup plot against him
Slovakia's political crisis deepens, PM Fico accuses Czech politicians and media of meddling with Slovak internal affairs
Slovenian president “very worried” about far-right FPÖ-led government in Austria
Albania plans Vatican-style state for Bektashi order in Tirana
Albania's PM signals possible shift on TikTok ban
Bosnia's Republika Srpska to make new attempt to pass ‘foreign agents’ law
Shopping boycotts launched across the Balkans
Majority of Bulgarians don’t want to adopt the euro
Seven bid for Lukoil’s Bulgarian refinery, PM Zhelyazkov says
Croatia records highest inflation in Eurozone as shopping boycott gains momentum
e-commerce drives surge in parcels carried by Croatian Post
US envoy Grenell criticises Kosovo’s PM Kurti, questions Pristina's relations with Washington
Analysts and diplomats accuse Serbia of hybrid warfare ahead of Kosovo's general election
EU helps Moldova overcome energy crisis with €310mn financial package
EU gives Moldova €30mn as short-term fix to energy crisis and promises longer-term plan
Ukraine offers coal and experts to settle Transnistria’s energy crisis without Russia
Shopping boycotts spread across the Balkans
Owner of North Macedonia’s Gley streaming platform to launch IPO
Erste warns Romania needs further fiscal correction but downgrade risk remains low
Romanian presidential candidate Georgescu claims Ukraine is an “invented state”
Romania’s public debt reaches 54.3% of GDP at end-November
Serbian pensioners rally in Belgrade to support student protests
Serbia requests delay of sanctions on oil company NIS
Pop icon Madonna voices support for student protests in Serbia
COMMENT: Turkey, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan create new Eurasian economic hub
Turkey could set up airbases in Syria’s desert, brief Damascus sources
“Disappointing” PMI data shows solid scaleback of Turkish manufacturing in January
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili, passes away at 88
Inmates shot dead as Tajik prison guards battle “Islamic State” escape attempt
Pakistan, Bangladesh strengthen ties in post-Hasina era
PANNIER: Taliban’s relations with Central Asia imperilled as Trump turns off aid taps
COMMENT: Trump’s return holds both peril and promise for the South Caucasus
Families of Karabakh Armenian leaders condemn sham trials in Azerbaijan
China enhances position as Central Asia’s economic overlord
Azerbaijan's President Aliyev demands land corridor through Armenia as tensions rise
Azerbaijan claims possession of Russian missile fragment extracted from doomed AZAL Flight 8243
Azerbaijan launches border security operation amid rising tensions with Russia
Georgian Dream parliament annuls mandates of 49 opposition MPs
Georgian wine renaissance defies political turmoil
Opposition leaders arrested at pro-EU protest in Tbilisi
New Aga Khan takes helm of Ismaili Shi'ite Muslims
Rebound in Kazakhstan service sector activity recorded by January PMI
Kyrgyzstan resists Russian pressure to give sanctions-busting firms lenient treatment
OUTLOOK Small Stans & Mongolia 2025
Angry Mongolians take to streets in public backlash over taxes and smog
Mongolia revives traditional "Ghengis Khan" script bichig
EBRD delivers 26% expansion in investments in 2024, commits record €16.6bn across economies
Turkmen loo users warned state newspapers not “read and wipe” material
India’s doubts over TAPI Pipeline persist amid security and geopolitical concerns
Uzbekistan’s Saneg turns flared gas into fuel
Sanctioned Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion
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
IEA: Access to energy improving worldwide, driven by renewables
The hurricane season in 2024 was weird
Global warming will increase crop yields in Global North, but reduce them in Global South
Hundreds of millions on verge of starvation, billions more undernourished as Climate Crisis droughts take their toll
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
Botswana throws the diamond industry a lifeline
Nelson Mandela worried about natural 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
Kamikaze marketing: how the natural diamond industry could have reacted to the lab-grown threat
Russia’s Rosatom to support nuclear projects across Africa at AEW2024
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
IMF: China’s slowdown will hit sub-Saharan growth
Moscow unlikely to give up Niger toehold as threat of ECOWAS military action looms
CAR mercenary becomes first African to die in Ukraine conflict
Overcoming insecurity to unlock the Central African Republic’s mineral riches
Rain, rain go away
Africa, Asia most people living in extreme poverty
10 African countries to experience world’s fastest population growth to 2100
EM winners and losers from the global green transformation
Arab countries reject Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan
Russia seeks to expand its nuclear energy dominance with new international projects
EBRD warns of risks for emerging markets pursuing industrial policies
Russia blocks UN Security Council resolution on Sudan humanitarian crisis
Can Eritrea’s mining sector flourish under autocratic rule?
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
G20 summit wraps up with a joint statement strong on sentiment, but short on specifics
Malaysia seeks BRICS membership
Kazakhstan has no plans to join BRICS, says Astana
Sri Lanka to apply for BRICS membership
From oil to minerals: Gabon’s ambitious mining transition
How France is losing Africa
Guinea grants final approvals to Rio Tinto for $11.6bn Simandou iron-ore project
Mixing with the running stars at Kenya’s Home of Champions high altitude training camp
US adds 17 Liberian-flagged bulk carriers and oil tankers to Russian sanctions-busting blacklist
Panama and Liberia vying for largest maritime registry
Force majeure at Libya’s Zawiya Refinery threatens exports and oil expansion plans
Russia, facing loss of Syrian base for Africa operations, seen turning to war-torn Sudan or divided Libya
Libya’s mineral riches: unlocking a future beyond oil
Russia funding war in Ukraine via illegal gold mining in Africa – WGC report
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
Sri Lanka's LTL Holdings targets African power sector
Russia's nuclear diplomacy binding emerging markets to the Kremlin
Can Niger's military junta seize the country's uranium opportunity?
Disaster season: heat waves sweep the world – in charts and maps
More than 5,000 Nigerian women trapped in Iraq
Niger and beyond: Francophone credit delivers coup de grâce
EBRD 2023: Bank to expand into the whole of Africa plus Iraq
Global coal trade approaches its peak
The world has passed peak per capital CO₂ emissions, but overall emissions are still rising
Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs if they dump the dollar
SITREP: Middle East rapidly destabilised by a week of missile strikes
Gold and guns: how civil war keeps Sudan's mineral riches in the ground
Colombian mercenaries trapped in Sudan’s conflict
COMMENT: Tunisia on the brink of collapse
Tunisian President Kais Saied re-elected for second term
WHO declares "global public health emergency" owing to mpox outbreak in Central Africa, new virus strain
Climate crisis-driven global food security deteriorated between 2019 and 2022 and is even affecting the US
Russia’s Mir cards remain an open question in India
Reserve Bank of India resumes bond purchases after three years to manage liquidity
Cost of repairing Syria’s power infrastructure put at $40bn by electricity minister
Indian banks' profitability to moderate in FY26
Is China ready for Trump’s tariff threats?
India eyes at least 100GW of nuclear power by 2047
China hit its ambitious renewable energy targets six years ahead of schedule
India’s PM SuryaGhar scheme brings rooftop solar to 850,000 homes in first year
Transparency International Bangladesh urges new renewable energy plan free from fossil fuel lobby
Toyota to open fully-owned EV plant in Shanghai, increase operations in the US
Is India set to take on China's DeepSeek?
Pakistan urges World Bank to fund smart meter project
China’s satellite internet provider Spacesail sets up in Kazakhstan
INTERVIEW: REnergy Dynamics eyes 175 tonnes per day in compressed biogas projects in India
Chinese power projects under CPEC leave Pakistan struggling with debt
Gold prices in Pakistan hit record high
Where are the world’s rare earth metals?
Aluminium prices dip as Trump considers 10% tariff on Chinese imports
India's Competition Commission approves major steel industry acquisition
Xi Jinping, Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra discuss online scams, strengthen ties amid global uncertainty
China investigates Google for anti-monopoly violations as US trade tensions escalate
Nepal to criminalise anonymous social media activity
COMMENT: Gulf states court Russia but stop short of strategic shift
Bahrain's security chief meets Syrian commander amid diplomatic push
Bahrain and Iran to begin talks on normalising relations
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait set to offer Russians visa-free entry
Iranian President rules out nuclear weapons programme to foreign diplomats
Iran unveils first drone carrier and 'Qahar' drone
Iran's largest carmaker shifts control to private sector in landmark deal
France awards top military honour to Iraqi commander
Defunct US aid agency spent $20mn on Iraqi Sesame Street project
French TotalEnergies signs $820mn Iraqi solar power deal
Israel's defence minister orders IDF to facilitate Trump resettlement plan
Malaysia rejects Trump proposal for Palestinian displacement from Gaza
Trump reveals his plan to take over Gaza following meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Former Jordan official foresees regional challenges under Trump
Syrian foreign ministry urges Kuwait to reopen embassy in Damascus
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
Qatar expands diplomatic and economic ties with Lebanon
French president in Lebanon to meet the country's new leaders
ICJ's Nawaf Salam appointed as Lebanon's new Prime Minister
Lebanon faces a new phase: will Hezbollah surrender its weapons to the state?
US winds down Guantanamo Bay with removal of Yemenis to Oman
So you want to get on the right side of Donald Trump? Try gift-wrapping a hotel
ANALYSIS: Regional escalation on the table following Israeli strike on Iran
COMMENT: Everyone wants a piece of the post-war Syria pie
Qatari Emir discusses developments with Syrian interim President
NEOM food unit Topian signs SAR1.9bn Jazan aquaculture deal
Iran eyes role as a digital hub in Persian Gulf region
Russia to unveil new Kalashnikov in Abu Dhabi
Hungary to enhance cooperation with UAE in defence and advanced technologies
The world reacts to Trump 2.0
Yemen launches missile at Israeli base amid US-UK airstrikes escalation
Argentina to exit WHO in latest break with international bodies
“Latin American Davos” kicks off in Panama as region battles growth slump
Argentina's Milei seeks to establish right-wing international alliance
Climate crisis threatens Latin America's fight against hunger, UN report says
Latin America set for tepid growth as Trump tariff threat looms, ECLAC says
IMF: Breaking Latin America’s cycle of low growth and violence
COMMENT: Trump’s White House picks signal rocky start with Latin America
COMMENT: Is Latin America prepared for Trump 2.0?
Trump's return to White House draws polarised Latin American response
Brazil's President Lula and Putin hold talks on Ukraine war and BRICS
Mexico and Central America face pressure over US deportation push
Colombia’s Petro claims cocaine “no worse than whiskey” in controversial broadcast
Ecuador announces 27% tariff on Mexican imports, mirroring US threat
El Salvador's president agrees to accept deportees in meeting with US Secretary Rubio
El Salvador's bitcoin dream falters despite lofty crypto hub ambitions
Latin America urged to boost tax take and private investment to close development gap
LATAM BLOG: Sheinbaum's short-term tariff win: A quick fix for Mexico or looming crisis?
Trump halts Mexico tariffs after border troop deal, but tensions remain
US Secretary Rubio warns Panama over Chinese influence at canal amid regional tour
Climate crisis threatens Latin America'