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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 PPF hunts for opportunities in Balkans as it retreats west
Czech billionaire Komarek 5 reported to have failed to
sever business ties with Russia
7 Czechia in last place as rest of the EU starts to recover
9 Serbia moves away from dependence on Russian gas with new Azerbaijan supply deal
10 Kazakhstan confirms nationalisation of
ArcelorMittal unit as nation mourns death of 45 in coal mine blaze
11 Mongolia’s meat export dilemma
12 Russia hedge fund Prosperity Capital quits the UK for Abu-Dhabi
14 US charges three more tankers with busting oil price cap sanctions, warns 30 more companies
15 EC to investigate Bulgaria for exploiting Russian oil sanctions loopholes that earned the Kremlin €1bn
16 Oil continues to flow to Israel via Turkey despite Erdogan’s vehement speeches on plight of Gaza
17 Turkey fails to respond to Iran call for ban on shipping oil to Israel
18 Turkey’s Mersin Port sells $600mn of five-year eurobonds at 8.25% coupon
21 Serbian pro-democracy activists targeted with spyware ahead of election
22 Tajikistan: Communications regulator loosening monopoly
23 Russian businesses embrace AI
25 Central Asia land degradation data demonstrates rapid advance of crisis world-wide says UNCCD
26 EBRD supports €3bn plan for North Macedonia's green energy transition
27 Cleaner air is accelerating global warming
COVER FEATURE
28 The boomerang effect: sanctions hurt Europe more than Russia
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