by CBBSS | Nov 30, 2020 | International News and Analysis
Foreign Affairs magazine runs a story claiming that despite its recent economic successes, Greece remains mired in a political culture where oligarchs, labor unions and government employees prevent any meaningful reforms and guarantee political inequality and poor...
by CBBSS | Nov 30, 2020 | Regional News
Moldovans are voting Sunday in a parliamentary election that could sway the former Soviet republic to either a European or Russian future. Pro-western parties have a lead in the polls, but the pro-Russian bloc is expected to drive a hard bargain in post-election...
by CBBSS | Nov 30, 2020 | International News and Analysis
A five part Reuters  investigation of ‘comrade capitalism’ in Russia, much of which deals with Putin’s personal involvement in corruption, is a must read. Read original...
by CBBSS | Nov 29, 2020 | Regional News
Russia needs a crude oil price of $100 a barrel in order to balance its budget, but the price of a barrel has fallen to a four-year low of about $70. Russia’s energy minister, Aleksander Novak says Moscow’s 2014 budget is intact, but the 2015 state budget...
by CBBSS | Nov 29, 2020 | International News and Analysis
The analytical site Oilprice.com, looks at the collapse of oil prices (Brent down to $70.07, WTI -$65.99) after OPEC refused to cut production and predicts that OPEC is becoming increasingly irrelevant and may even break up. Read original...
