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The EU’s new supply web
Global turbulence has stalled FDI for now, but the potential for future investment around the EU’s periphery — from the Western Balkans to Ukraine to north Africa — remains strong.
Will Trump’s Central Asia summit in Washington help break the Chinese chokehold on rare earths?
“Rare earths”. As Donald Trump on November 6 hosts Central Asia’s five presidents in Washington, DC, observers can forgive themselves if they quickly lose count of the number of times these buzzwords are uttered.
BOTAŞ and Turkey’s hub ambition: from “30-year dream” to cross-border reality
For Ankara, the symbolism is as important as the molecules: Turkey’s energy map is shifting from end-market to hub.
BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: Espionage claims thrown at Imamoglu mean relief at dismissal of CHP court case is short-lived
Wife of Erdogan opponent mocks regime, saying it is also alleged that her husband “set Rome on fire”. Demands investigation.
Emerging Europe’s growth holds up but risks loom, says wiiw
Fiscal fragility, weakening industrial demand from Germany, and the prolonged fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine threaten to undermine growth momentum in parts of the region.
BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: Investigators feel collar of former Turkish central bank deputy governor
Regime gangs continue to hustle for gains. Some Erdoganist businessmen among the losers.
Journalist beaten to death in Istanbul as security conditions in Turkey rapidly deteriorate
Publisher, meanwhile, is shot in leg. Reporters regularly experience violence, judicial harassment and media lynching.
BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: Prosecutors make move on “fictitious export schemes” of Istanbul Gold Refinery
Observers point to intra-regime gangs seizing each other’s wealth, remember Erdogan’s “Hello Fatih” phone calls and ponder whether wanted man Turgay Ciner is in London.
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How Central Asia came to love the Chinese electric vehicle invasion
Resistance would be futile – and expensive. The region has flung its doors open to the likes of BYD.
EBRD warns CEE competitiveness at risk as China’s export power grows
China's exports have become more similar to those from Central Europe and Turkey, as its share in global manufacturing exports surges.
BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: Spymaster tells Istanbul audience MI6 forged relationship with Syria’s HTS in 2023
Over in New York, country’s president, ex-Al Qaeda man al-Sharaa, is interviewed on-stage by a former CIA chief.
EU’s influence declines in its neighbourhood as China and Russia gain ground
Chinese presence growing in Western Balkans, while Russia makes gains in Turkey, shows new index developed by wiiw, Bertelsmann Stiftung and ECIPE.
EBRD says geopolitics, tariffs and China competition weigh on Emerging Europe growth
Development bank downgrades 2025 forecasts for Central and Eastern Europe citing weak external demand, rising debt and the impact of US tariffs.
Fat payoff to Mourinho as Turkish football confirms status as eager member of big-spending league
Super Lig clubs splurge €321mn on buying players. Istanbul club Galatasaray Europe’s fifth biggest spender.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is coming of age
More than two and half decades after it was founded as a regional security organization to secure porous borders in the depths of Central Asia, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is coming of age as it expands its reach and agenda.
BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: Acquisitive arm of Turkish regime takes over ammunition maker Assan
Gulenism and espionage charges cited. TMSF now manages 858 companies.
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Turkey breaks ground on its section of the TRIPP rail corridor
Turkish project would help make TRIPP the go-to route for Middle Corridor freight.
Turkey lavishes further fortunes on city hospital contractors
Officials ensure “custom” for giant complexes by shutting down more convenient local state facilities.
BEYOND THE BOSPOROS: Business as usual in Turkey as regime’s gangs get to work on “Bourse Ekrem”
For many targeted by judicial operations, there’s a going rate to buy freedom.
Has Turkey entered “arms race” with Saudi Arabia for football prestige?
Galatasaray’s €75mn deal for striker Osimhen latest example of debt-ridden top Turkish clubs paying out mega bucks for players.