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27 Neobank acquisition makes Papara Turkey’s first fintech unicorn
27 Ukraine’s Nova Poshta launches operations in Romania
28 Ericsson to build €155mn production hub in Tallinn
29 BKT Kosovo, Keiretsu Forum join forces to set up fund to finance startups
30 El Nino effects could add to polycrisis woes this year
31 Confidence in wind industry rocked by quality problems at turbine maker Siemens Gamesa
33 Greta Thunberg meets
with Zelenskiy to address environmental consequences of Kakhovka dam disaster
COVER FEATURE
34 Fears Russian war in Ukraine
to increase illicit financial flows in Western Balkans
CENTRAL EUROPE
36 Orban left dangling by Erdogan’s support for Sweden’s Nato membership
37 Hungarian parliament passes controversial law on teachers' status
38 Czech cyanide maker Draslovka in talks on potential IPO
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
40 Biden congratulates Erdogan for dizzying U-turn regarding Sweden’s accession to Nato
41 Serbian anti-violence protesters show new energy in rally targeting TV Pink
43 Montenegro indicts ex- ministers, state officials for abuse of office
EASTERN EUROPE
44 No concrete timeline for Ukraine’s Nato membership given at Vilnius summit
45 Lithuanian president calls Belarus a “Russian province” at the Vilnius Nato summit
47 Poland says it is ready to “isolate” Belarus to protect border
EURASIA
48 New Uzbekistan: development, innovation and enlightenment
50 Iran officially joins Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as full member
51 Zelenskiy calls for Saakashvili's immediate release as former Georgian president's health deteriorates
OPINION
52 Ruble sacrificed to protect the budget
55 How Prigozhin's rebellion impacts Putin’s grip on power
56 Turkey's balancing trade and geopolitics in relations with Russia and Ukraine
58 Uzbek human rights progressing, but more work to do
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
61 Balkans lift otherwise gloomy Emerging Europe outlook for 2023
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