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Developing Kazakhstan's middle class will be priority

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KAZAKHSTAN

The company is trying to attract more middle-class Kazakhstanis to undertake foreign travel, having announced on April 1 the start of a new economy sleeper class route from Astana…

China and the United States are locked in a 5G race

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INTERNATIONAL

High on the agenda is the progress made in developing and deploying ‘5G’ networks and services and the challenges they both encounter and present.

South Korea's family conglomerates will escape reform

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SOUTH KOREA

South Korea's conglomerates are symbols of national pride and jobs with them are highly sought after, but their faults are roundly criticised. Samsung, the largest, is widely…

Hungarian economy will face post-election challenges

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HUNGARY

The next government's economic prospects.

German diesel compromise will only buy time

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GERMANY

However, it failed to produce long-term solutions to a problem that not only affects the health of citizens and the rights of consumers, but also challenges the long-term national…

TPP will unsettle East Asia's regional relations

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EAST ASIA

The agreement, once ratified, will create a new trade bloc that encompasses 36% of global GDP.

Growing Russian over-regulation may deter investors

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RUSSIA

The business climate in Russia.

Lifting COVID-19 measures may hit resilient eastern EU

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EU

Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…

Russian household consumption is recovering slowly

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RUSSIA

This was the first acceleration after twelve consecutive declines and was driven by an 11% rise in the prices of services. The war in Ukraine has exposed Russia’s consumers to…

Russian car industry grows but sales outlook is modest

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RUSSIA

Russian car manufacturing and sales.