Kazakhstan managed to stabilise inflation below double-digits in 2024, but inflationary pressures remain, with the rate standing above the central ...

Global political risk is set to intensify in 2025, with analysts from Verisk Maplecroft warning of shifting alliances, escalating conflicts and the deepening impact of protectionism on global trade and supply chains. The firm’s latest analysis, presented during a recent webinar, outlines a “perfect storm” of geopolitical challenges that businesses and investors must navigate in the ...

A top DTEK Group executive says companies desperately need access to finance and capital to cope with the devastating destruction Russia has inflicted on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with repeated missile strikes. Energy is one of the three Ms – the lack of men, money and materiel – that could force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy into early ceasefire talks. Ukraine is …

Miro, a US enterprise software publisher with Russian roots, announced yesterday a $400mn Series C round. The deal brought the company – known as RealtimeBoard when it was founded in Russia back in 2011 – to an astounding $17.5bn post-money valuation, reports East-West Digital News (EWDN). Several other unicorns founded or co-founded by Russian entrepreneurs have emerged on the global tech ...