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COMPANIES & MARKETS
4 Baltic companies still trading extensively with Russia
6 Only Hungary and Russia heading for recession in 2023 as Emerging Europe shows its resilience
7 Wolt couriers in Tbilisi go on strike
9 Kazakhstan, UK company in legal fight over asset transfer from ex-president Naz-arbayev’s foundation
10 Russia’s war in Ukraine has distorted global trade routes
13 Battle over Ukrainian grain terminal demonstrates challenges post-war foreign investors will face
16 Business group expects earthquakes to cost Turkey $84bn and wipe $10bn from GDP
18 Geopolitics overshadows Western Balkan nearshoring ambitions
21 Polish bank stocks routed after EU’s top court adviser sides with customers on FX mortgages
22 Moody’s places quake-hit Iskenderun Port operator’s eurobonds on review for downgrade
23 M&A in Emerging Europe fell by 20% to €32.93bn in 2022
24 Bulgaria abandons January 2024 euro adoption target
25 Council of Europe harshly criticises Estonian e-residency programme
26 Russian social media giant VK prepares to move back to Russia
27 North Macedonia steps up security after cyber attacks and bomb hoaxes linked to Ukraine war
27 Romania’s eMAG building largest logistics hub in CEE, expands credit facility
28 Croatian government launches price tracking app after euro- adoption price hikes
29 CEE countries need to invest in more solar and wind to break their Russia energy dependence
31 Most growth in power generation by 2050 will be solar and wind – BP
COVER FEATURE
32 Russia abandons deceptively deep Baltic discounted prices for market prices in Asia
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