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COMPANIES & MARKETS
Hungary’s rude rejection of Croatia’s oil transit offer angers Zagreb
There is something fishy about the Ukraine sanctions on Lukoil's deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia
CEZ reports higher than expected net profit of CZK7.5bn in Q2
What makes Russian gas Russian? How Azerbaijan’s gas transit through Ukraine would likely work
China, Russia to reintroduce barter trade for the first time in 30 years to avoid US sanctions
Russia’s economy growth will cool as the military Keynesian boost starts to wear off
Bulgaria temporarily freezes Chiren gas storage expansion amid EPPO investigation
Turkey’s earthquake catastrophe was a $6.2bn property market disaster says insurance data provider PERILS
16 Russia’s IPO market at “crossroads” as preparation time for floatation falls from years to four months
17 The Russian spy who hacked the US financial markets
19 Why Mongolia sticks with dollar over yuan and ruble trade
20 Durov charged on 12 counts of complicity in illegal activity on Telegram
22 Nebius Group core businesses valued at $2.11bn, not including cash and subsidiaries
23 Russia legalises crypto mining, payments
25 Almost 25% of US Congress denies climate crisis
26 Antarctic temperatures rise 28 degrees Celsius above normal
27 Global solar panel glut caused by Chinese overproduction
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