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Kazakhstan and Italy: a model for partnership with the EU?

On January 19, 2024 the President of Kazakhstan ended his official visit to Italy. During his visit to Italy Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as well as Italian President Sergio Mattarella. During his meetings with his hosts, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted the dynamic development of trade between the two countries, which reached $14.5 billion by the end of 2023. He expressed the hope that the figure would increase to $20 billion in the coming years. If that happens, then Italy will account for about 1/6 of all of Kazakhstan’s foreign trade, compared to its present level…

Boris Kushhov

Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

With a record 3.5 million children seeking refugees inside and outside the country, the Sudan crisis has turned into another major children’s crisis, along with Gaza. More than 50 percent of Sudan’s population, 14 million of which comprises children, need humanitarian aid. According to Doctors without Borders, almost 13 children die daily in Sudan due to malnutrition, this is the second-highest number of deaths of children after Gaza. This crisis in the country has been…

Abbas Hashemite

Turkey is heading for changes in its financial system, and replacing the head of the Central Bank

The financial crisis in Turkey calls for a tight monetary policy and a tough banking regulator. But Turkey’s Central Bank is being headed by one US business school graduate after another. But how will Fatih Karahan be more successful than Hafize Gaye Erkan? In terms of its financial situation, Turkey is going through difficult times. In real terms, annual inflation in 2023 has reached 65% (and some independent sources claim it is as high as 128%), and, unfortunately, is still largely the same in February 2024. Wages are not growing in line with inflation, and the poverty rate is growing…

Alexandr Svaranc

Egypt-Turkey: a very positive visit by President Erdoğan

Viktor Mikhin

Who is, and who isn’t, afraid of Trump’s return?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

World Youth Festival 2024 in Sochi and Sirius: what awaits the participants?

Vanessa Sevidova

Japan is trying to mend relations with the DPRK; "historical" background factor

Vladimir Terehov

Navalny-Assange: Cui bono? Untimely and Convenient Premature “Deaths and Dying!”

Henry Kamens

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