Central Asia

Daily Memo: Grain Supply Disruptions

Kazakhstan’s grain problems. Flour mills in Kazakhstan have been forced to suspend operations because of a shortage of grain. Over the past two weeks, around 50-70 percent of mills in the country have stopped working. An official from Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture insisted that there was no grain shortage and that the country’s reserves would […]

Daily Memo: European States Expel Russian Diplomats

Expulsion. Several European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, announced they will expel dozens of Russian diplomats in response to the discovery of civilians...

Daily Memo: US to Release Oil Reserves

US oil supplies. U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that 1 million barrels of oil per day will be released from the country’s reserves...

Daily Memo: Top Diplomats Visit India

Lavrov in India. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will arrive in India on Thursday for a two-day trip. Prior to the visit, India was...

Daily Memo: Avoiding Russian Energy

Maintaining pressure. Leaders of the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Italy held a telephone call on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, during...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Talks in Istanbul, EU Support for Refugees

Meeting in Istanbul. Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met for peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered an address...

Daily Memo: Biden in Europe, Support for Ukraine

Biden in Europe. U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels to take part in emergency NATO and G-7 summits. While in Europe, he will...

Daily Memo: Countries Look to Fill Supply Gaps

Filling the grain gap. India is reportedly nearing an agreement to export wheat to Egypt, one of the largest grain importers in the Middle...

Daily Memo: Western Firms Exit Russia, More EU Sanctions on Belarus

State of the Russian economy. The ruble exchange rate reached record lows – 122 rubles to the euro and 109 rubles to the dollar...

Daily Memo: Western Countries Unveil Sanctions on Russia

Ukraine crisis update. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy said the Ukrainian military was calling up reservists aged 18 to 60 for a maximum term of...

Daily Memo: Developments in Ukraine

Spotlight on Ukraine. It was a busy weekend of new developments on the Ukraine crisis. On Saturday – a day after the United States,...

Daily Memo: Financial Concerns in China, Defense Deal for Denmark

Economic pressure. There are growing concerns about the finances of China’s Logan Group, one of the strongest developers in the country. This week, ratings...

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