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Riyadh will lobby hard for removal from EU watchlist

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SAUDI ARABIA

The list includes Saudi Arabia and comes amid mounting criticism in Europe over Saudi domestic and foreign policy. It raises questions about the prospects for raising capital from…

New bank may emerge in Cyprus

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CYPRUS

The CCB is the second-largest lender in Cyprus. A range of scenarios are possible: the sale of all the CCB's assets, failure to sell any of it and a rapid resolution, or else a…

Western Balkans might seek new relationship with EU

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BALKANS

Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…

Kosovo will struggle to mend ties with the West

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KOSOVO

In contrast, just days earlier, the Council of Europe (CoE) dropped a vote on Kosovo’s membership of the organisation from its meeting agenda after key states advanced additional…

New Zealand’s economy sound but facing headwinds

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NEW ZEALAND

International trade uncertainty was a factor in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ)’s August 7 decision to cut the official cash rate (OCR) by 50 basis points (twice the market…

EU's MiFID II still challenging despite delay

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EU

Recent developments in EU financial markets regulation.

Atlante will be no panacea for what ails Italy's banks

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ITALY

Italian banks and Atlante fund.

EU ties will outweigh Moscow meddling in east Europe

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EUROPE/RUSSIA

Moscow’s influence on eastern EU and its fringes.

Greek OBOR role could spark wider Chinese investment

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GREECE/CHINA

Growing economic cooperation between China and Greece.

PiS policy shift puts Polish markets under strain

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POLAND

However, the unexpected downgrade of Poland by Standard & Poor's (S&P) on January 15 has focused attention on the financial and economic policy stance of the Law and Justice (PiS…