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Ukraine / Economy
Industrial production in Ukraine continues to rebound according to latest data from the State Statistics Committee, with output expanding 11.8% y-o-y in January, compared to growth of 7.4% and 8.6% in December and November respectively. In contrast, at the same point last year, output fell 34.1% y-o-y. Though a tentative macroeconomic recovery across the region has certainly helped...
2010-02-26Russia / Economy
Russian inflation fell further in January, to a 32-month low of 8.0% y-o-y. Even as commodity prices rose through to January, weak domestic demand linked to a still struggling banking...
2010-02-26Ukraine / Economy
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev invited Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich to visit Moscow on February 15 in a bid to renew ties with Kiev. In his letter of invitation, Medvedev...
2010-02-26Country Risk Rating
Ukraine
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev invited Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich to visit Moscow on February 15 in a bid to renew ties with Kiev. In his letter of invitation, Medvedev...
2010-02-26Russia
A coordinated opposition demonstration in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad held on February 4 attracted 10,000 protestors. The demonstration was organised by non governmental organisation...
2010-02-26Armenia
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met his US counterpart Hilary Clinton on January 28, during a visit to London to attend a conference on Afghanistan. The two discussed...
2010-01-29Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Alexander Khloponin as the Kremlin's envoy to the newly created North Caucasus Federal District, which encompasses Chechnya, Ingushetia...
2010-01-22Ukraine
Industrial production in Ukraine continues to rebound according to latest data from the State Statistics Committee, with output expanding 11.8% y-o-y in January, compared to growth...
2010-02-26Russia
Russian inflation fell further in January, to a 32-month low of 8.0% y-o-y. Even as commodity prices rose through to January, weak domestic demand linked to a still struggling banking...
2010-02-26Mongolia
Consumer price inflation rose 1.8% y-o-y in Mongolia in December, following on from 1.2% deflation as recently October. The uptick was driven mainly by food prices, which rose 1.9%...
2010-01-29Belarus
According to the National Statistical Agency of the Republic of Belarus, consumer prices increased by 10.1% y-o-y in December, down from 11.1% in October and 12.5% in August. The...
2010-01-29Belarus
A new oil price agreement reached between Belarus and Russia on January 27 will ensure a renewal of oil supplies to Belarus, and onwards to European markets, at least until September...
2010-01-28Uzbekistan
We do not expect parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan, held on December 27, to yield any significant changes to the make-up of parliament. Furthermore, with all four political parties...
2009-12-29Turkmenistan
We expect Russia to remain Turkmenistan's largest consumer of gas over the medium term following a decision by both state's leaders to resume gas flows in 2010. However, with the...
2009-12-22Moldova
Moldova's parliament failed to reach the necessary 61 votes required to elect a president on December 7. Having now failed twice in reaching a consensus, we believe parliament will...
2009-12-08
