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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 Orban can't even make the trains run on time
5 Ukraine bows to Hungarian demands and removes OTP bank from 'international sponsors of war' list
6 Plans for doubling Azerbaijan's gas flows to Europe on hold
8 Skoda Auto to re-enter Kazakhstan market
9 Ukraine would be entitled
to a massive €186bn of subsidies over seven years if it joins the EU
10 Russian diesel export ban hits an already tight market
11 Tourism saves Southeast Europe’s economies from stagnation
12 McDonald’s Turkey sends a million dollars to Gaza amid outcry over McDonald’s Israel's free meals for soldiers
13 UniCredit, Alpha Bank merge in Romania to form third-largest bank
14 Russian IT group Astra successfully raises $36mn with IPO in Moscow
15 Hungary looks to partner with France’s Vinci to buy back Budapest Airport
18 NBU abandons fixed exchange rate 20 North Macedonia announces debut
green bond issue
21 Konzum launches Croatia's first automated supermarket
22 Low prices make Southeast Europe top destination for digital nomads
22 Tech park opens in Pristina to boost Kosovo's ICT industry
23 Europe’s war on CO2 emissions goes global
24 Volkswagen and Umicore pick Poland for site of €1.7bn EV battery component factory
24 Ozone hole three times larger than Brazil opens up above Antarctica
25 Earth’s energy imbalance – world is starting to cook
COVER FEATURE
26 Putin and Xi celebrate ten years of the BRI with most of the global south
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