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Polish consumer prices in August were 3.4% higher than a year earlier. This was reported by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) in its flash estimate released on August 31. In July…
September 7, 2026
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Russia's super-rich are losing money in 2026: According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, their total wealth has shrunk by about $21 billion since the beginning of the year. The index…
September 7, 2026

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Latest Analysis

3.5 billion yuan at 2.8%: KazMunayGas enters the 10-year yuan bond market
KazMunayGas issues Central Asia's largest yuan-denominated bond: 3.5 billion yuan, seven times oversubscribed, with a 10-year maturity for the first time.
September 4, 2026
Consumption Rather Than Investment: Potential Growth in Russia Is Higher Than in Germany
Russia's economy grew by 1.3% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Following a 0.2% decline in the first quarter, growth remained steady over the first…
September 3, 2026
Slovakia Completes Only 2,368 Apartments: New Construction Starts Plunge by More Than 40%
Slovakia completed only 2,368 apartments in the second quarter of 2026. The Slovak Statistical Office (ŠÚ SR) reported on Thursday a decline of more than…
September 3, 2026
Real wages in the Czech Republic rise by 4.3%: Consumer confidence falls by 3.3 points
The average wage in the Czech Republic rose to 51,966 korunas in the second quarter of 2026. The Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) reported on Thursday a nominal increase of 6.4% compared to…
September 3, 2026
Armenia's construction output rises 25%; exports fall 7.9%
Armenia's construction industry saw its output increase by 25% from January through July compared with the same period last year. The country's exports fell by 7.9% during the same period.…
September 2, 2026
Hungarian Households Spend 4.1% More: Investment Plummets 6.3%
Actual consumption by Hungarian households in the second quarter was 4.1% higher than in the previous year. Gross fixed capital formation fell by 6.3% during the same period. The…
September 2, 2026
1,300 somoni minimum wage: Tajikistan raises government salaries by up to 25%
Tajikistan will raise public sector salaries by up to 25 percent effective September 1; the minimum wage will increase by 30 percent to the equivalent of about $141 per month.
September 2, 2026
Private-label brands are increasingly gaining ground in the Russian cosmetics market
Since numerous foreign cosmetics companies withdrew from Russia in 2022, Russian manufacturers have been gaining an increasing share of the market. According to the National Consumer Protection Association, the market share was…
September 1, 2026
Georgia's exports surge by 21.6%: Economy grows by 8.0% in July
Georgia's exports rose by 21.6% to $4.67 billion from January through July 2026. Imports grew by only 2.4% during the same period, to…
September 1, 2026
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