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Azerbaijan / Economy
On the back of rising oil prices, we have revised our Azeri government revenue and expenditure forecasts to the upside, though we are holding to our view that the surplus will come in at just under 1% of GDP. That said, we are concerned that the government's persistent upward revisions of planned spending will exacerbate existing inflationary pressures.
2008-07-03Kyrgyzstan / Economy
The latest data provided by the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reports that goods exports totalled US$267.9mn during Q108, while the import bill came in at US$738.1mn, leaving...
2008-07-02Russia / Economy
Russian consumer price growth accelerated further in May to a 65-month high of 15.1% y-o-y. Part of the problem is the monetary authorities' generally lacklustre response to spiralling...
2008-07-02Country Risk Rating
Mongolia
On the back of the June 29 general elections, we have revised up several of our key short-term political risk subcomponents, to reflect the increased likelihood of policy stability...
2008-07-02Russia
The Russian government has tightened its restrictions on TNK-BP a joint-venture oil company controlled by British energy giant BP . Moscow has refused work permits for dozens of...
2008-07-02Georgia
Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region announced that from July 1 its de facto border with the country will be closed after a series of explosions in the territory on June 29-30 which...
2008-07-02Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan staged its first military parade in sixteen years on 26 June. Azerbaijan showcased troops and a plethora of military paraphernalia including troops, multiple rocket launch...
2008-07-02Azerbaijan
On the back of rising oil prices, we have revised our Azeri government revenue and expenditure forecasts to the upside, though we are holding to our view that the surplus will come...
2008-07-03Kyrgyzstan
The latest data provided by the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reports that goods exports totalled US$267.9mn during Q108, while the import bill came in at US$738.1mn, leaving...
2008-07-02Russia
Russian consumer price growth accelerated further in May to a 65-month high of 15.1% y-o-y. Part of the problem is the monetary authorities' generally lacklustre response to spiralling...
2008-07-02Ukraine
We have revised our long-term forecasts for Ukrainian gross external debt on the back of a 9.4% q-o-q increase in the first quarter to a record US$92.5bn. Gross external debt is...
2008-07-02Turkmenistan
The Turkmen government has come under significant criticism following the arrest and alleged torture of Sazak Durdymuradov, a reporter for US-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty....
2008-07-01Moldova
We believe that recent positive overtures by Russia towards Moldova will lead to a shift in the tone but not the overall direction of Moldovan foreign policy. Indeed, we expect that...
2008-06-25Kyrgyzstan
BMI View: The Kyrgyz government has its work cut out this year, amid soaring inflation, wobbly privatisation plans and ongoing tensions over water resources with neighbouring countries....
2008-06-19Turkmenistan
We believe that proposed changes to Turkmenistan's constitution, which include plans to increase the powers of parliament, have the potential to improve democracy in the country over...
2008-06-18
