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COMPANIES & MARKETS
Czech oil imports from Russia rose to a decade high in 1H23
Latvian exports of sanctioned goods soar to Russia's neighbours
Hungary faces steep demographic decline in coming decades
Iran becomes third-largest crude oil producer in OPEC as Saudi turns down taps
Russia mulls drastic measures as domestic fuel shortage crisis grows
Timur Turlov, the Kazakh financier behind Nasdaq- listed Freedom Finance
G20 powers get Erdogan’s back up with $17bn trade corridor that excludes Turkey
Bulgaria to probe secret deals with blacklisted Russians on TurkStream construction
China’s Zijin Mining to invest $3.8bn in Serbia
PM Dorin Recean says Moldova won’t pay Gazprom's $709mn demand
16 Polish power giant PGE’s stock price falls nearly 11% after U-turn on climate ambitions
17 Romania sells €3bn Eurobonds to cover growing financing needs
17 Three bidders shortlisted for Czech parcels delivery company Packeta
18 Poland’s central bank shocks market with a 75bp rate cut despite 10% inflation
19 Russia’ CBR ups key rate to 13%, warns of long-term tough policy
20 Albanian farmers warn of bankruptcy risk as lek rallies against euro again
21 Fortunes of Turkey’s rapid grocery delivery firm Getir plummet
21 Hungarian competition office inspectors raid Budapest office of Booking.com
22 Iran's Internet censorship spurs lucrative VPN market, estimated at up to $600mn
23 Kyrgyzstan moves to ban TikTok over child welfare concerns
24 Croatian firms launch NFT 'crypto pigs' platform to boost pork industry
24 Moldovan P2P lending platform Fagura to expand to Romania
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