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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 TAL pipeline expansion nears finish, offering Czech Republic a future free of Russian oil
6 Slovak gas distributor SPP concludes pilot deal with Azerbaijan's SOCAR
7 Pakistan could quit TAPI as India now “extremely lukewarm” on gas pipeline project, says report
8 Freedom Holding Corp reports 33% revenue growth in 2Q24, expands in Central Asia and Europe
9 Russia and Iran officially link bank card networks
10 US financial sanctions on Russia are working, but yet to affect trade volumes significantly
12 Russia cuts off gas supply to Austria's OMV
13 Will the renewal of the Serbia-Russia gas deal prolong Moscow's energy dominance in Europe?
14 Moldova’s electronics sector rises again
16 Studenac aims to raise €80mn with dual listing in Warsaw and Zagreb
18 Croatia has triple-A rating after Moody's upgrade
19 Iraq blocks 4chan in latest internet crackdown
20 Half of Ukraine’s top IT firms see revenue drop amid war, relocations
20 Telekom Srbija plans US expansion after Trump's victory
21 Top Uzbek e-commerce and fintech player Uzum posts $100mn in 9M24 net income
22 UN talks start in South Korea on plastics pollution as waste chokes planet
23 This year to be warmest on record, says Copernicus
24 Lax rules agreed at COP29 for global carbon trading market
COVER FEATURE
26 Russia’s economy is tougher than it looks, no chance of
a crisis in the next 3-5 years
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