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SPECIAL REPORT
38 Living in a time of turbulence
40 Board of governors walk out
after Russians insist on speaking
41 EBRD supports Ukraine’s power sector and food security
42 President says it is supporting wartime commerce in Ukraine and planning for the future
43 Why Kosovo is one of the fastest growing economies in emerging Europe
44 Coal-dependent Kosovo prepares for leap to renewables
45 Auto components manufacturing starts shift from war-afflicted Emerging Europe to North Africa
47 Reforms and privatisation to drive Uzbekistan’s mid-term growth
CENTRAL EUROPE
48 Poland and European Commission strike rule of law deal to unlock billions from pandemic recovery fund
49 Nordic Nato accession set to reinforce Baltic states' security
52 Hungary's dependence on Russian energy will make ending those ties very painful
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
54 Where the 11 Southeast European states stand on the Ukraine war
56 Serbian officials blame bomb hoaxes that paralysed Belgrade on refusal to sanction Russia
57 Credit card allowance difference between survival and oblivion for millions of Turks amid inflation crisis
58 Former Bulgarian PM launches new party to woo pro-Russian voters
59 US sanctions two top Bosnian politicians over threats to region’s stability
EASTERN EUROPE
60 Russia may leave the WTO and WHO. In practice, it never really joined
61 UK sanctions Putin’s family and “girlfriend” former gymnast Kabaeva
62 Which agricultural powerhouses can shore up world food supplies?
65 Belarus PM says Belarus will lose 30% of exports this year
EURASIA
66 Lukashenko hits out at lack of unity shown by member nations of Russia-led military bloc
67 Critical TV director jailed in Georgia
68 Will landlocked Kazakhstan prove a lure for Russian beach bums?
69 After war victory, Azerbaijan keeps increasing military spending
70 Reports of four dead in Iran as protests spread over bread price hikes
OPINION
72 How will the war in Ukraine affect Emerging Markets?
74 Sanctions are working, but the West risks isolating Russian reformers instead of galvanising them
76 Constanta concerns
78 With official inflation a hair’s
breadth from 70%, Turkey is on the tail of Zimbabwe
80 How the handling of migration from the eastern EU states pushed the UK towards Brexit
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