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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 Czechia seizes part of Gazprom’s gas storage capacity
5 China's CATL to build €7.34bn battery plant in Hungary
6 Estonia and Latvia pull out of China-CEEC cooperation format
7 The birth of a Kazakh banking empire: ATF Bank
9 Chinese cars conquer Kazakhstan as Russian imports end
10 Russia to shut down Nord Stream completely for three days from August 31
11 Samsonite packs its bags and sells its Russian business to the 'suitcase king'
13 What's the current outlook for Belarus' export sector?
15 Kyrgyzstan’s mining sector wilts as authorities seek total control
17 Afghanistan pays electricity debts to Uzbekistan but still owes Tajikistan
18 Russian ETF major FinEx attempts to unblock $1bn in funds
19 Starved Russian brokers crowdfund for pre-IPOs
19 Moody’s downgrades Turkey to six notches below investment grade
20 Czech central bank ends cycle of increasing interest rates
21 Kyrgyzstan: Where have all the dollars gone?
22 TikTok trending Albania heads for record summer tourist season
24 Russian e-commerce turnover up 1.5-fold in 1H22
24 E-commerce transactions in Serbia up 29% y/y in 2Q22
25 EVs in Uzbekistan bring problems and prospects
26 Romania’s SeedBlink crowdfunding platform acquires Dutch peer
27 Germany’s nuclear crunch challenges green future
28 Europe must double wind and solar deployment
30 Czech government remains colour blind on green issues
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