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Uncertain future turns east Ukraine rebels into rivals

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UKRAINE

Peskov's remarks hint at a deal that would advance Russia's interests at Ukraine's expense. The potential losers also include leaders of the two rebel entities, the Donetsk…

Riyadh’s judicial reforms will help drive investments

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SAUDI ARABIA

Measures include a new civil code, the Civil Transactions Law, which came into effect in December 2023 and aims to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of contracts…

Ukraine will try to curb rebel entity smuggling

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UKRAINE

Illicit trade with Ukraine's rebel territories.

India’s ‘bad’ bank brings risks and opportunities

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INDIA

This ‘bad’ bank, an asset reconstruction company, will work in tandem with a debt resolution firm. It will be partially backed by government guarantees.

Efforts to recover Libyan assets will face challenges

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LIBYA

With an estimated USD100bn at stake, the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office (LARMO) was established in 2017 and is the sole official entity established to deal with this…

Serb leader may try quietly to drop Bosnian referendum

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BOSNIA

Under international pressure, Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik has avoided holding a referendum that he initiated in 2015 on whether the Court of Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) has…

Desperation will drive Bosnian Serb leader's choices

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BOSNIA

The proposed Bosnian Serb referendum on the state-level judiciary.

Smart contracts are likely to have limited application

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INT

These experiments are testing the technology for its potential to save time and money, and for its capacity to boost transparency of the financial sector. However, these trials…

Ukrainian rebels' independence hopes will fade

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UKRAINE

The self-declared Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) have claimed statehood since 2014, but that may not fit into Russia's plans for a unitary…

Engaging more Yemen actors may marginally help talks

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YEMEN

This follows a new wave of Huthi attacks on Saudi territory on November 20, and also coincides with an upsurge in fighting on the Marib, Ta'izz and Hodeida fronts. The escalation…