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Agrokor scandal threatens Croatian government
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The growing scandal surrounding Croatian food and retail giant Agrokor has threatened to bring down the government as the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) reportedly prepares to collect signatures for a no-confidence vote.
The reports — which have not yet been con-
EBRD approves first Uzbek projects since 2007
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The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved financing for two projects in Uzbekistan, marking the return of the development bank’s financing operations to the country since it halted work there in 2007.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic defends his handling of the Agrokor crisis.
firmed by the party — came after details of a loan agreement between Agrokor signed with Knighthead investment fund were leaked to the media. Meanwhile, the investigation into financial irregularities revealed at the trou-
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EBRD president Suma Chakrabarti is taking the development bank back into Uzbekistan, 10 years after it left after falling out with late autocrat Islam Karimov.
EBRD president Suma Chakrabarti elaborated on the projects in a message to Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Tashkent Times reported on October 24, citing the message. Since tak-
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