Talking Russia, Ukraine and the West - what on earth is going on and what might happen next - with the excellent Mark Galleoti and also Ben Aris our bne IntelliNews Editor in Chief. . Link to the discussion below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaY-qCgXzAc
In this podcast we are joined by Elina Ribakova from IIF, as we discuss what how bad the sanctions on Russia get? during this discussion we touch on a number of topics including: - nordstrom 2 - German Gas imports - Swift - and more! t
Yesterday(14/01/2022) Editor in Chief, Ben Aris was on Zoom/YouTube for a discussion with Charles Robertson, the head of research at Renaissance Capital, a Russia veteran, to talk about the ongoing talks in Geneva on a new East/West security deal. The talks started on the 10/01/2022 but all
Amid the global stock market rally as the world recovers from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) has performed particularly strongly. Not only have its main indices beaten major European and US exchanges this year, it has also seen a flood of new bond and eq
The jury is still out on whether the UN's COP 26 climate conference in Glasgow is a success. It will all come down to the contribution of delegates, who are now taking over from national leaders in discussions to form a global framework for combatting climate change. China and Russia have dr
Retail in Russia is booming, but it's also undergoing seismic shifts. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed customers online, leading retailers to invest in technology and logistics in response to unprecedented demand. How can industry leaders keep pace with changing consumer preferences, and what does t
Natural gas prices are at historical highs and breaking records on a nearly daily basis. Are sky-high prices here to stay? What is driving the surge? bne IntelliNews hosts three veterans of the Russian market to discuss the issues that between them have more than 100 years of experien
On May 23 Belarus scrambled a MiG-29 fighter to force down a Ryanair passenger plane flying over its territory and arrested a passenger, the former editor and co-founder of the opposition Nexta Telegram channel. He is now being held in the KGB detention centre in central Minsk but has not yet been f
The world was hit by a global pandemic and an oil shock in 2020 but as 2021 gets underway the economies in Emerging Europe are bouncing back surprisingly quickly. What is driving the recovery? What problems remain? How will Ukraine cope with the suspension of its IMF programme? Just how exposed i