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The international strength of the euro will grow

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EU

The proposals identified areas where the euro could potentially become more dominant, such as the issuance of green bonds, digital currencies, and international trade in raw…

Russia escapes default for now, but reckoning nears

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RUSSIA

The news resulted in a brief rally in Russia's sovereign Eurobonds after weeks of speculation about its ability to pay in dollars rather than rubles as threatened. Russia is due…

Russia strips dollars from sovereign wealth fund

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RUSSIA

Russia's sovereign welfare fund will eliminate all its dollar holdings this month. The announcement was timed less than two weeks before Putin's June 16 summit with US President…

Central Europe may cut rates despite high inflation

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EASTERN EUROPE

Lower wholesale natural gas prices have improved balance-of-payments and fiscal positions and driven down inflation rates in Central Europe (CE). Financial markets are pricing in…

Russia cannot expect fast exit of new US Euro-force

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RUSSIA/UNITED STATES

RUSSIA/UNITED STATES: Troops in Poland set to remain

China cross-border finance system will not aid Russia

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INT

One of these is SWIFT, the global interbank messaging system from which Russian banks have been largely excluded since the invasion. This issue has drawn attention to China’s…

Fast growth will support Central European asset prices

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EUROPE

The muted impact on Central Europe’s financial markets of this month’s sharp declines in asset prices in Russia and Turkey.

Cyprus is becoming less attractive to Russian business

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CYPRUS/RUSSIA

The exodus of Russian capital from Cyprus.

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…

Germany will gradually build up its defences

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GERMANY

Traditionally, Germany has been cautious about defence spending and build-up. However, the defence ministry now wants to reorganise the Bundeswehr (armed forces) so that it…