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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 Protests and sold out flights follow Putin’s mobilisation
5 Russian stores stocking up on Iranian Coca-Cola
6 Belarus increases oil production and plans common oil market with Russia
7 Belarus’ government looks for ways boost its domestic forestry market
8 EC proposes suspending two thirds of Hungary's cohesion funds
10 Ryanair cuts Hungarian operations due to windfall tax
10 Czechia pushes for more connections to LNG terminals
11 Romania’s government to speed up major natural gas projects
12 Two Turkish banks suspend use of Russian Mir cards amid US sanctions pressure
13 Bulgaria offers electricity- for-gas exchange to Azerbaijan
14 Junked American cars do a roaring business in Georgia
16 Kyrgyzstan: Kumtor, cloak and dagger
18 EM debt crisis around the corner
20 Fondul Proprietatea selects investment banks for Hidroelectrica IPO
20 Moldova’s largest bank MAIB seeks listing in Bucharest
21 Poland’s central bank winds down 12-month tightening campaign with 25bp rise
22 Romania expects €200mn from 5G licenses in 2022
23 France's 52 Entertainment buys Bulgarian gaming developer Casualino
23 Serbia’s video game industry generated revenues of €125mn in 2021
24 Southeast Europe’s first eco- mosque opens in Croatia
25 Slovenia’s Sigma Energy deploys device to convert sea waves into electricity
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