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Russian market is main hope for Belarus economy

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BELARUS

Despite a war of words over food sourced from Belarus, Russia maintained its overall level of imports from the country last year. Belarusian exports to most of the world fell…

Trade ban may derail Ukraine's modest growth spurt

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UKRAINE

President Petro Poroshenko ordered an official ban on trade with the east on March 15 after a six-week railway blockade halted coal and steel traffic. The breakdown in the complex…

Russian gas cut would hurt EU’s eastern members most

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EASTERN EUROPE

Energy exports have been Russia’s potent weapon against Europe since the Ukraine war began. When NS1 closed for maintenance in July, fears mounted that flows would not resume…

Russia eyes further expansion of agriculture

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RUSSIA

The decree targeted a rise in the value of agricultural production of at least 25% above the output of RUB7.6tn (USD86bn at current exchange rates) recorded in 2021. Putin also…

Thailand will pursue a more proactive foreign policy

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THAILAND

Thailand is devoting more attention to foreign policy under Srettha. The fallout from the 2006 and 2014 coups adversely affected its foreign relations, but it retains an important…

Russian oil supply cut would hit Central Europe hard

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EASTERN EUROPE

Flows resumed within days, but the sudden cut-off -- ascribed to overdue transit payments -- highlights Central Europe’s dependence on Russian oil imports and the difficulty of…

Prospects for Turkey to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

Prospects for Turkey to end-2021.

Prospects for fossil fuels to end-2020

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PROSPECTS

This is the minimum level needed to sustain government spending in many hydrocarbon-exporting economies. Gas markets have proven more resilient to the economic disruption of…

Russian cabinet reflects safe choices for hard times

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RUSSIA

Medvedev and most of the faces in the new cabinet show a high level of continuity, although technocratic figures have replaced several political heavyweights at deputy prime…

Third COVID wave calls for caution from Erdogan

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TURKEY

Throughout April, new cases have exceeded 40,000 per day. The surge, which followed the easing of containment measures in March, was the third and largest spike in COVID-19 cases…