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Expanded ECB toolbox will be severely tested

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EU

The ECB stopped buying more government bonds under the pandemic-emergency-purchase-programme (PEPP) at the end of March and the asset-purchase-programme (APP) on July 1. Spreads…

Iran oil sector faces slow recovery from sanctions

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IRAN

Iran has agreed to restrict its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions, including on its oil and financial sectors. However, prices recovered slightly after the…

WFP accord will raise humanitarian hopes in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

A breakthrough agreement with President Nicolas Maduro’s government will enable the World Food Programme (WFP) to begin distribution of food to children. A portion of Venezuelan…

Commodities rout will fuel EM concerns and volatility

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INTERNATIONAL

This drop has taken oil into its second bear market in the space of just over a year amid a broader rout in the prices of commodities, notably copper and gold. The commodity…

EU fiscal policy effectiveness can be better shown

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EU

Measures of AIC per capita at purchasing power parities (PPS) show goods and services consumed by households and individuals, an indication of their material welfare. Some of the…

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…

Pragmatism wins in Ukraine-Russia gas talks

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UKRAINE/RUSSIA

The transit contract is for five years and could potentially allow direct supplies to Ukraine itself. Crucially, Russia's Gazprom has agreed to make a payment towards court awards…

Moldovan government will prioritise Western assistance

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MOLDOVA

The government is headed by Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita, a leading PAS figure and former finance minister. This completes the creation of a strong functioning governance…

Russia will aim to strengthen agricultural sector

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RUSSIA

Russian agriculture

Russian agriculture will continue growth surge

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RUSSIA

Record grain production in Russia.