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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 EU to soften gas storage rules to avoid price spikes
17 Russia uses crypto in Chinese and Indian oil trade
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18 Albania bans TikTok for one 5 Druzhba pipeline oil year
deliveries suspended temporarily due to drone strike, Hungarian FM says
6 Georgian prime minister doubles down on commitment to develop Middle Corridor during visit to Central Asia
7 Industrialisation is key to Kazakhstan’s development, says EDB chief economist
9 Economic warfare and the rise of Russia's shadow finance
13 Russia's leading discount store Fix Price to move into Serbia
15 Meeting protesters’ demands would improve Serbia’s investment climate
16 Attack drone JV formed
by Turkey’s Baykar, Italy’s Leonardo to target $100bn market in Europe
19 Iraq ditches dollar in digital dinar bid to end parallel market
20 Saudi Arabia’s first “AI employee” goes online, saving 10,000 man-hours
21 Air quality in Tajikistan ranked among world’s worst – survey
22 Philippines launches fourth green energy auction with expanded capacity
23 The EU must bet on nuclear
25 Azerbaijan says it is developing a nuclear programme
COVER FEATURE
26 Welcome to the new
transactional world order
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