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Russian Airliner’s Unique Move to Avoid Ukraine Flight Ban
Russian Airliner’s Unique Move to Avoid Ukraine Flight Ban
March 02, 2016Russian airline S7, has found an unusual way to bypass the Ukrainian flight ban to Russian airlines over the [...]
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Russian Vodka Exports Down 40%
Russian Vodka Exports Down 40%
March 01, 2016Russian vodka exports fell by 40% in 2015 compared to the previous year based on US dollar values. The dramatic [...]
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Latvia Grows 2.7% in 2015
Latvia Grows 2.7% in 2015
March 01, 2016Latvian GDP increased by 2.7% in 2015 according to the Central Statistics Office in the country. GDP in in the [...]
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Eurozone Returns to Deflation
Eurozone Returns to Deflation
February 29, 2016The Eurozone economy has unexpectedly fallen back into deflation in February according to statistics released by [...]
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Russia’s Vkontakte Revenues Grow 44% Last Year
Russia’s Vkontakte Revenues Grow 44% Last Year
February 29, 2016Russia’s major social network website, Vkontakte has seen revenues grow by 44% in 2015 compared to the [...]
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Lidl to Open 20 Stores in Serbia
Lidl to Open 20 Stores in Serbia
February 29, 2016German discount retailer Lidl, is to expand its presence in Serbia with the opening of a further 20 stores over the [...]
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Hungary’s Lake Balaton May See World’s Largest Water Park
Hungary’s Lake Balaton May See World’s Largest Water Park
February 28, 2016A 110 acre indoor water park could be built beside Hungary’s Lake Balaton in the Transdunuian region in the [...]
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US and Ukraine to Cooperate to Build Grain Terminal
US and Ukraine to Cooperate to Build Grain Terminal
February 27, 2016Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has presided over the signing of an agreement with US company, [...]
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Record Year for Latvian Forestry Exports
Record Year for Latvian Forestry Exports
February 25, 2016The Latvian forest industry experienced its largest year for exports according to the Minister of Agriculture. [...]
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Theta Energy Group to Create 800 Jobs in Slovakia
Theta Energy Group to Create 800 Jobs in Slovakia
February 25, 2016American company, Theta Energy Group are to create 800 permanent jobs in Eastern Slovakia. Economic Minister, [...]
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Japanese Brands Pulling Out of Russia
Japanese Brands Pulling Out of Russia
February 24, 2016The Kommersant newspaper in Russia has reported that Japanese television manufacturers are pulling out of the [...]
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Poland’s CB Governor Being Tipped for EBRD
Poland’s CB Governor Being Tipped for EBRD
February 24, 2016Polish newspaper, Puls Biznesu has reported that the country’s Law & Justice party will support [...]
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Fortum to Sell Eesti Gaas Stake
Fortum to Sell Eesti Gaas Stake
February 23, 2016Fortum, a Finnish energy group is to offload its majority stake of 51.4% of Estonia’s natural gas company, [...]
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Affordability Becoming an Issue in Czech Housing Market
Affordability Becoming an Issue in Czech Housing Market
February 23, 2016Prices in the Czech residential housing market are currently at levels not seen in the last five years with demand [...]
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Gazprom CEO Given Another Five Years
Gazprom CEO Given Another Five Years
February 17, 2016Alexei Miller, the head of Russian state owned gas company, Gazprom, is set to remain at the helm for a further [...]
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Ukrainian President Asks PM to Resign
Ukrainian President Asks PM to Resign
February 16, 2016Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko has asked the country’s Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenuk to resign. [...]
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EU Sanctions Lifted on Belarus
EU Sanctions Lifted on Belarus
February 16, 2016The European Union has lifted sanctions imposed on the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko and many of the [...]
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Highest Growth for Five Years in Slovakia
Highest Growth for Five Years in Slovakia
February 16, 2016The Slovakian economy grew by 4.2% in the final quarter of last year compared to the same period of [...]
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Estonian Tourism Tax Would Affect Industry Says Representative
Estonian Tourism Tax Would Affect Industry Says Representative
February 15, 2016The hospitality industry in Estonia could be negatively affected by a tourism tax according to industry [...]
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Ukrainian Farmers Unhappy with EU Free Trade Agreement
Ukrainian Farmers Unhappy with EU Free Trade Agreement
February 15, 2016On the 1st January this year, the free trade agreement between Ukraine and the European Union came into force. [...]
