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SOUTHEAST EUROPE
48 Historic wines in a changing world
50 Komercijalna banka privatisation makes room for US soft influence in Serbia
EASTERN EUROPE
54 Europe’s plan to introduce
a carbon import tax is forcing Russia to go green
57 Ukraine's new cabinet offers voluntary tariff cuts for renewables, but is ready to go to court in disputes
58 Ukraine appoints new top management of power generation major Centrenergo, Kolomoisky physically bars them from office
59 Belarus considering selective default on its external state debt
EURASIA
60 Uzbek government preparing to privatise some of its industrial crown jewels
61 Oil price shock sparks rapid revision of budget in Kazakhstan
63 Tajikistan: Fraud-ridden election hands crushing win to ruling party
OPINION
64 Oil War: Who will blink first?
66 Pandemic brings “S” back to ESG, Russian business responds
68 The Ghost of National Movements Pasts
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
70 Crippling pandemic will cause Q2 GDP collapse of 17.2% in Turkey says JPMorgan
70 Real wages in Ukraine grew 12.5% y/y in January to $445
70 February but composite index remains in the black
70 Russian corporates have a profitable 2019
71 wiiw slashes 2020 growth forecast for CESEE to just 1.1%
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