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4 I Contents bne February 2018
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6 THE MONTH THAT WAS COMPANIES & MARKETS
10 Kazakhs lose faith in national currency
12 Mongolian Copper Corporation battles decision to nationalise stake in Erdenet mine
13 First LNG tanker of Russia's Novatek ends up in UK
14 Russia’s central bank to nationalise Promsvyazbank
15 UK court freezes $2.5bn of Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky’s assets in PrivatBank ruling
16 Ukraine and Russian ad markets soar in 2017
17 Albania mulls new five-year Eurobond issue of up to €500mn
18 $1.14bn of suspect loans from Moldovan banks traced
19 TUI to target cash-strapped Brits with hotels in Bulgaria and Croatia
20 US bank freezes $22.6bn in Kazakh National Fund assets as part of dispute with Moldovan investor
21 Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) sets up tech investment vehicle, partners with Chinese
22 Russia's Rosneft and Sistema end their corporate war with $1.7bn settlement
23 Lira plunges as Turkey’s central bank opts only for small rate hike despite overheating economy
OUTLOOKS 2018
26 Kazakh Outlook 2018 28 Poland Outlook 2018 30 Russia Outlook 2018 34 Turkey Outlook 2018
COVER FEATURE
36 Russia's fishy business
CENTRAL EUROPE
40 Babis loses vote of confidence as EU submits fraud probe
41 Brussels triggers “nuclear option” against Poland
42 Poland's PiS puts centrist face forward as Morawiecki shakes up cabinet
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