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Ukraine’s parliament greenlights law on anti-corruption court amid enormous
western pressure
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Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has greenlighted in the second reading a law necessary to set up an independent anti- corruption court in the country.
The motion was supported by an overwhelming majority of lawmakers on June 7 — 315 of
Turkey’s central bank surprises markets with 125-bp pre-election rate hike
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Turkey’s central bank on June 7 substantially sur- prised markets by announcing a 125-basis point (bp) hike in its main policy rate to 17.75%, a tight- ening that was in excess of expectations.
Ukraine's Rada sign off on law to establish a new Anti-Corruption Court.
them voted for the document compared to a necessary minimum of 226 votes.
The establishing of the anti-corruption court is a crucial condition for a new tranche from
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bp ramping up of the rate on May 23 amid Turkey’s overheating economy and spiralling double-digit inflation, will be taken as an assertion of its inde- pendence. That independence has been severely
The move, which follows on the heels of the 300-
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