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bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Putin arrives in Tajikistan for meetings with Central Asia, CIS leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan on October 8 for a three-day state visit that will include a Russia-Central Asia summit and a broader meeting of leaders from the Commonwealth of...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Trump shocked by China’s move on rare earths, threatens more 100% tariffs
The West is losing the competition race with the “emerging...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – US sanctions on Serbian oil company NIS take effect
The imposition of US sanctions on Serbia’s sole oil refiner, the Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS), has sent tremors through the country’s energy market and raised concerns of wider economic...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – EU faces growing pressure to drop unanimity rule ahead of enlargement push
Pressure is growing inside the European Union to overhaul one of its most deeply entrenched rules, the unanimity requirement for key decisions, as member states grapple with how to prepare the bloc...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – France’s latest government collapse deepens uncertainty over Ukraine support
France descended into fresh political chaos on October 6 when Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just 27 days after taking office — the shortest tenure of any French premier in...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Security forces repel attempt to storm Georgian presidential palace
Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has tightened its hold on power after a sweeping victory in local elections that were partially boycotted by the opposition, with a low turnout of just over...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Trade is the glue that holds Global Emerging Markets Institutions together
The global order is undergoing a fundamental shift, as bne IntelliNews’ editor-in-chief Ben Aris explores in a new series looking at the Global Emerging Market Institutions, dubbed...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – The GEMIs, the Global Emerging Markets' interlocking institutions
The postwar international order is fragmenting, writes bne IntelliNews’ editor-in-chief Ben Aris in a deep dive into the Global Emerging Market Institutions — dubbed "GEMIs". As...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – Iran's population is ageing at an alarming rate
From Iran to Russia, Poland to Slovenia, the past week has brought a flurry of stories focussed on the demographic crises facing the countries of Emerging Europe and the broader region. They are...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – EBRD warns CEE competitiveness at risk as China’s export power grows
Central and Eastern Europe has long thrived on the promise of catching up with the West by leveraging competitive manufacturing and steady inflows of investment. But the model is now under increasing...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – "Managed democracy" wins the Moldovan elections
Preliminary results show Moldova’s ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) secured a victory in the general elections on September 28, reinforcing President Maia Sandu’s plan to steer...
bne IntelliNews Editor's Picks – EU’s influence declines in its neighbourhood as China and Russia gain ground
The breakup of the old international...