Krisjanis Karins, formerly prime minister of Latvia, enjoyed a lavish lifestyle while in the PM office, using private jets for 32 foreign trips.
Though the opposition coalition has dissolved in disarray, the CHP mayor will aim to keep the anti-regime flame burning.
Russian citizens of Tajik descent, alongside the broader Tajik diaspora, have found themselves in a precarious situation.
Transcorp Power's recent listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has unleashed a wave of controversy, spotlighting possible governance concerns and causing investor unrest.
In Uzbekistan a bold digital revolution is transforming society. Spearheading this transformation is Uzum, an e-commerce start-up which recently raised $52mn in funding, making it Uzbekistan’s first tech unicorn valued at over $1bn pre-money.
In Uzbekistan a bold digital revolution is transforming society. Spearheading this transformation is Uzum, an e-commerce start-up which recently raised $52mn in funding, making it Uzbekistan’s first tech unicorn valued at over $1bn pre-money.
Russian industrial production growth surged in February to 8.5% y/y, easily outstripping analysts' expectations.
Central banks across emerging Asia are poised to implement interest rate cuts in the coming months, driven by declining inflation and tepid domestic demand.
Sub-Saharan Africa is poised for a gradual economic upturn in the coming years, buoyed by an enhanced external milieu that diminishes the risk of significant currency devaluations and sovereign defaults.
Chinese companies are actively investing in the Eurasian countries and have become a locomotive for change as the world becomes smaller. Now they are building ties with the multilateral development banks in the region.
The sanctioned sister of Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has voluntarily and irrevocably waived her right to receive benefits from two family trusts set up years ago by the Uzbek-born tycoon in a bid to have sanctions on her lifted.
Bulgaria has the EU's lowest labour cost, while Romania still lags well behind Poland and Hungary.
Russia’s second-largest bank state-controlled VTB posted a 33% year-on-year decline in net IFRS profit to RUB61.3bn, according to ...
Novus users can monitor their carbon footprint and earn cashback for sustainable purchasing choices through its app.
For a long time the BRICS countries have been trying to move away from the dollar, but creating a common currency has not been possible, due to the dominance of China's economy within the group.
As sanctions on Russian diamonds kick in, traders are fleeing their long time European base of Antwerp and setting up in Dubai to avoid what they say are “impossible” rules.
Peter Magyar posts secretly recorded conversation with his ex-wife and former justice minister Judit Varga, indicating high-ranking government officials manipulated evidence in a major corruption case.
Central Asians in Russia, meanwhile, endure beatings, vandalism and racism in backlash.
The recent humid heatwave in southern West Africa was 10 times more likely due to human-induced climate change, according to a team of top climate researchers from the World Weather Attribution group.
Humiliating airport arrival of alleged crook rumoured to have bought elections graphically portrayed by security service video release.
The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation has issued a “red alert” on the climate crisis, citing unprecedented increases in 2023 in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice.
The hotter the world gets, the more water the air can hold and the more it will rain.
Agreement between Gerb and CC-DB for a joint government with a rotating PM has broken down.
