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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 Poland says it will not comply with EU court’s order to stop Turow mine
5 Hungary turns down EU's €9.4bn recovery fund credit line
6 Centerra files arbitration suit as Kyrgyzstan moves to seize Kumtor gold mine
7 Russian ice cream consumption to hit new record of 3.1kg per person
8 What happens if Russia’s mortgage subsidy programme ends?
11 Serbia aims to boost energy and mining sector to 10% of GDP in 10 years
12 Turkey’s TAV seals buyout of 85% stake in Almaty International Airport
13 Bucharest Stock Exchange sets new records as it shrugs off the coronacrisis
15 Leading Russian supermarket chain Magnit buys rival Dixy
17 Russian supermarket business rapidly consolidating as Lenta buys Billa Russia to become second- largest chain in Moscow
18 The average income of couriers is up to twice the average regional salary
19 Baltic states want to ensure the golden goose keeps producing unicorns
21 Turkey may be ripe for external debt crisis says Wells Fargo
22 After a new acquisition, Sber wants to become a central player in the Russian digital music market
22 Bulgaria to get region's most powerful supercomputer
23 Russia’s weather goes crazy
25 Global warming will open up Russia’s Far North to agriculture over next two dec-ades
26 Lukoil oil spill headed towards the Barents Sea
27 The EU’s Green Deal: Putting a carbon price on imports
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