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CIS economic group will help Russia weather sanctions

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CIS

Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the opening ceremony by video link, hailing the “irresistible” trend towards multipolarity and economic globalisation. The forum discussed…

Public transport delays threaten to derail Erdogan

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TURKEY

The change in signage is part of a broader contest between the national government and opposition mayors to deliver and claim credit for completing stalled municipal rail…

Crisis renews Olympic Games concerns in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The outlook for the Rio Olympic Games.

Erdogan has short-term aims in starting canal now

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TURKEY

TURKEY: Starting canal now has short-term aims

Turkey can transit only some more gas to Europe

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TURKEY

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe urgently needs new supplies. Turkey has been proposed as a transit route for gas from Middle Eastern and Caspian sources, but…

Peru's Chancay port project will bring controversies

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PERU

It purports to provide not only an improved channel for trade for Peruvian exporters but a hub for regional trade along the western coast from Colombia to Chile. It is exciting US…

Dubai’s African expansion carries major risks

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/AFRICA

DP World, the leading state-owned port operator and logistics company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is aggressively expanding its foothold across Africa. As DP World…

Russia will defer to China's policy on North Korea

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RUSSIA/NORTH KOREA

While Russia worries about the risk of instability triggered by a strict sanctions regime, its role in the North Korea crisis is limited to supporting China's calls for restraint…

TurkStream will compete in a complex Balkan gas market

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BALKANS

With TurkStream, Russia has opened a new export route to the EU through South-eastern Europe under the Black Sea: Bulgaria, Greece and North Macedonia are receiving Russian gas…

Congo’s new Banana port may face trust problems

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The new facility is to be built by Emirati state-owned logistics firm DP World and will become the first deep-water port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), if it opens…