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2 I Contents bne December 2021
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 Gazprom says it will use windfall gas crisis cash to up boost capex
6 Pyaterochka CEO sees growing demand for convenience in a post-COVID world
9 The Dutch Supreme Court overturns previous decision against the Kremlin awarding Yukos’ shareholders $50bn in damages
10 German regulator Bundesnetzagentur suspends the approval of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, gas prices spike
11 Poland asks its top court to rule on legality of EU’s fine over Turow mine
12 Czech central bank unleashes highest rate hike since 1997 to fight surging inflation
13 EBRD lifts emerging Europe forecasts but warns of threats ahead
16 Centerra says Kyrgyzstan's Kumtor mine under
state management underperformed mine plan by 24%
17 Serbian “sugar king” becomes banking tycoon
18 Bucharest stock exchange rebrands for the digital future in a record year
19 Emerging markets IT giant Softline sets final offer price in IPO
20 From blue chips to green energy, new SPB index reveals the complex tastes of Russian retail investors
21 Russia’s venture capital market is booming, fuelled by a run of billion dollar IPOs
23 As lira carnage mounts BBVA moves to snap up rest of Turkish bank Garanti
25 Unicredit set to complete exit from Turkey's Yapi Kredi Bank with sale of remain-ing 20% stake
26 Ukraine – a cryptocurrency hub?
27 “A new Dreyfus affair:” Ilya Sachkov asks President Putin to be transferred from jail to house arrest
28 Hungary’s Pegasus spyware scandal takes new twist
29 Banca Transilvania to create digital banking hub with Idea::Bank acquisition
29 Lithuanian Conservative MP appears in his underwear in virtual meeting
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