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Mongolia / Economy
Suzuki Muneo, a member of the Japanese House of Representatives and head of the country's Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy, visited Mongolia on July 22, as part of an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of Mongolia's first post-Soviet democratic elections. The visit supports our view that Ulan Bator is likely to maintain strong diplomatic ties with a number...
2010-07-27Kyrgyzstan / Economy
Total money transfers sent back by Kyrgyz nationals working in Russia (a key source of remittances for Kyrgyzstan's economy) totalled US$204mn in the first quarter of 2010 compared...
2010-07-26Kazakhstan / Economy
Consumer price inflation continues to moderate in 2010, with the index rising only 7.0% y-o-y in May down from 7.1% in April and 7.4% back in February. We hold to our view that inflation...
2010-07-26Country Risk Rating
Mongolia
Suzuki Muneo, a member of the Japanese House of Representatives and head of the country's Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy, visited Mongolia on July 22, as part of...
2010-07-27Turkmenistan
Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov stated once again at a government meeting on May 14 that he believed Turkmenistan was ready for the establishment of opposition parties....
2010-06-25Uzbekistan
More than 2,000 railway cars destined for Tajikistan have reportedly been held in Uzbekistan since May 24. While Uzbek authorities claim that the cars have been stranded due to technical...
2010-06-25Mongolia
Mining firm Khan Resources has accused the Mongolian government of 'illegal expropriation' of its uranium licenses in the country, and has hired a US law firm to pursue legal action....
2010-06-23Kyrgyzstan
Total money transfers sent back by Kyrgyz nationals working in Russia (a key source of remittances for Kyrgyzstan's economy) totalled US$204mn in the first quarter of 2010 compared...
2010-07-26Kazakhstan
Consumer price inflation continues to moderate in 2010, with the index rising only 7.0% y-o-y in May down from 7.1% in April and 7.4% back in February. We hold to our view that inflation...
2010-07-26Tajikistan
The Tajik state-run aluminium company Talco produced 8.5% more aluminium in the first half of 2010 compared to the same period of last year, beyond even the company's own plans. This...
2010-07-26Mongolia
Consumer price inflation rose by 12.5% y-o-y in June, its highest reading for over a year, and supporting our view that the uptick in prices witnessed through the first half of the...
2010-07-23Ukraine
Moves by allies of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich to win back power for the presidency from parliament through the Constitutional Court could see a deterioration in Ukraine's...
2010-07-23Armenia
We believe that a near term breakthrough on the Nagorno-Karabakh frozen conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be extremely difficult to achieve, given the unlikelihood that...
2010-06-21Turkmenistan
The construction of a new gas pipeline to potentially service Western European markets in Turkmenistan supports our view that the country's export diversification destination strategy...
2010-06-14Russia
BMI View: Reports that Russia is planning to significantly recalibrate its foreign policy in favour of closer ties with the West appear exaggerated. While Moscow has a clear interest...
2010-06-03
