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Mongolia / Economy
According to preliminary data from the Mongolian National Statistical Office, the Mongolian economy grew by a whopping 17.3% in 2011, exceeding our own 15.8% real GDP growth estimate. Latest data suggest that the mining and quarrying sector grew by 8.7% last year, while the manufacturing sector grew 16.0% in real terms. Construction was up 14.3% and wholesale and retail trade rose...
2012-01-27Kazakhstan / Economy
On January 23 - a week after Kazakhstan's January 15 parliamentary elections - the authorities raided the offices and homes of opposition party Alga officials, which was banned from...
2012-01-27Mongolia / Economy
International mining majors and the foreign investment community in Mongolia will keep a close eye on political developments in the run-up to the parliamentary election in June. With...
2012-01-27Country Risk Rating
Kazakhstan
On January 23 - a week after Kazakhstan's January 15 parliamentary elections - the authorities raided the offices and homes of opposition party Alga officials, which was banned from...
2012-01-27Mongolia
International mining majors and the foreign investment community in Mongolia will keep a close eye on political developments in the run-up to the parliamentary election in June. With...
2012-01-27Armenia
Increasingly aggressive rhetoric from Azerbaijan suggests that risks of a military confrontation with Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region are rising. With the country...
2012-01-26Belarus
Following widespread arrests in mid-2011, Belarusian police forces arrested a small number of individuals in late December who were staging a candle-lit protest to mark the one-year...
2012-01-26Mongolia
According to preliminary data from the Mongolian National Statistical Office, the Mongolian economy grew by a whopping 17.3% in 2011, exceeding our own 15.8% real GDP growth estimate....
2012-01-27Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's official reserves increased by 3.6% y-o-y in December to US$29.3bn, although decreased by 8.9% in month-on-month terms from US$32.2bn in November. International foreign...
2012-01-27Armenia
Major global macroeconomic risks are set to keep Armenian growth subdued in 2012. The Armenian government is currently forecasting real GDP growth of 4.4% in 2012, according to its...
2012-01-26Belarus
Economic growth has been confirmed at 1.9% in the third quarter of 2011, down from 11.4% in Q211. Households saw a 0.7% y-o-y contraction in demand (down from 7.1% the previous quarter)...
2012-01-26Mongolia
The break-up of Mongolia's ruling coalition suggests that both major parties are likely to commence their campaigning ahead of June's parliamentary election. Should tensions between...
2012-01-27Georgia
The opposition movement of businessman Bidzina Ivanshvili is potentially shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with for the government of President Mikheil Saakashvili. However, it...
2011-12-23Moldova
The end of Igor Smirnov's 20-year reign as de facto president of Transdniester could welcome in a change in relations between Moldova and its breakaway region. However, while a more...
2011-12-22Uzbekistan
We expect the recent decision by the European Parliament on December 16 to vote down a proposal to include trade in textiles in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Uzbekistan...
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