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COVER FEATURE
EASTERN EUROPE
42 The Russian economy is stagnating
44 The nationalisation of PrivatBank
EURASIA
48 KAZAKHSTAN PROTESTS: 'Spetsnaz special forces' units round up election observers at arena
50 Iran cranks up nuclear deal pressure with “20%” uranium threat
51 Tehran claims somebody’s out to frame Iran
52 Net closing on ex-Kyrgyz president Atambayev
53 India ‘likely to resume taking Iranian oil exports’
OPINION
54 ALACO DISPATCHES: US trails Russia and Chinain Arctic race
54 TEHRAN BLOG: Iran did it because Mad Uncle Donald says so
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30 Environmental, Social, Governance: Russia embraces the new ESG paradigm
CENTRAL EUROPE
34 Czech PM Andrej Babis might face trial over conflict of interest, 120,000 protest in Prague
35 Zuzana Caputova sworn in as Slovakia's first female president
36 Demographic “tipping point” imminent for
CEE labour markets
36 Latvian parliament votes for tough new measures against financial crime
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
38 Backlash against super polluter cruise ships in Croatia
39 Eager shoppers queue up outside Primark’s first CEE store in Ljubljana
41 EU enlargement debate: Waiting for a differentiated “North Macedonia breakthrough”
56 The roots of Moldova’s standoff
57 ALACO DISPATCHES: The roots of Moldova’s standoff
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65 NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
RAEX Ratings named the Russian regions with the best governance quality