By Valentina Dimitrevska in Skopje EU High Commissioner Josep Borrell said on November 14 that Kosovo and Serbia are on the edge of another conflict and called on both sides to work on finding a solution. A few days ago, Borrell met Serbian President A…
Natasa Pirc Musar elected first female president of Slovenia
Slovenian voters elected the first female president of the country, independent candidate Natasa Pirc Musar, in the second round of the presidential elections on November 13. Pirc Musar defeated the rightwing politician and former foreign minister Anze…
Bombing in heart of Istanbul kills at least six
By bne IntelIiNews At least six people were killed and 81 were wounded after a late afternoon explosion rocked Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare Istiklal Avenue on Sunday November 13. Speaking at a news conference in Istanbul not long after th…
bneGREEN: Gas has potential to derail COP27’s green ambitions
By Richard Lockhart in Edinburgh Emissions from future LNG projects and could use up 10% of the remaining global carbon budget for 1.5˚C warming by 2050, meaning that Europe’s current dash for gas to replace Russian supplies will make meeting the Paris…
bneGREEN: Uberwealthy are the worst climate criminals
By Richard Lockhart in Edinburgh The investments of the world’s 125 wealthiest people produce the same amount of CO2 as the whole of France, while each of them emits a million times more greenhouse gases (GHGs) than the average person. A new report fro…
bneGREEN: Scientists conclude ‘Third Pole’ permafrost thaw threatens Tajiks, Kyrgyz living on plateau
By Aida Kadyrzhanova in Almaty Ten million people, inhabiting a plateau including parts of eastern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan that is a dominant part of the “Third Pole of the Earth”, are threatened by climate change-driven permafrost thawing t…
INTERVIEW: Orient group investing into Uzbekistan’s growing population and investment-friendly climate
By Ben Aris in Tashkent Uzbekistan’s Orient Group has emerged as one of the largest multi-sector conglomerates in the country, with interests in real estate, banking, retail and agriculture among other things, making it one of the three largest corpora…
How sanctions and government policies are strangling Belarusian growth
By bne IntelliNews Sanctions, inflation rates and government policies have been (and still are) restraining Belarus’ industrial output and the domestic market’s expansion this year. While sanctions hinder Belarusian manufacturers from reaching their ex…
DON: Why Russia is withdrawing across the Dnepr now
By Gav Don in Edinburgh Russian troops have completely withdrawn from their bridgehead across the Dnepr river in Kherson oblast, which includes the cession of Kherson city and the effective demolition of the Antonovsky bridge. General Shoigu issued the…
Inflation in Ukraine hit 26.6% y/y in October
By Dominic Culverwell in Oxford Inflation in Ukraine increased by 2.5% in October 2022 compared to September and by 26.6% year on year, Economic Pravda reported on November 10. (chart)) On the consumer market, the biggest increase was seen in food and …