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Brunei will step up efforts to diversify economy

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BRUNEI

The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…

Ukraine war will erode its Visegrad neighbours’ unity

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EASTERN EUROPE

The war delivered a shock to Europe’s post-Cold War order -- its security, peace and stability. Economically, it marks a turn in global trade relations, supply chains and energy…

Russia’s decoupling from West looks to be long-term

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RUSSIA

This is Russia’s drastic response to most developed states’ economic sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine. It means a new geography of foreign trade that will not only…

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…

Ukraine risk will hurt investor perceptions of Poland

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POLAND

Moscow’s biggest counterattack against European sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine increases the strain on the creditworthiness of Central Europe’s largest economy…

NAFTA talks will spare North American energy trade

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NORTH AMERICA

As a new round of talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) looms, the region’s booming energy trade is in the spotlight. Trump’s hard-line rhetoric around the…

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…

Domestic use is forgotten factor in Russian gas risk

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EUROPE

European states most exposed to a shut-down are those in the former Soviet bloc where gas is piped to the home