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A 20% reserve margin appears in a Kazakh plan
EnergyBrief28 Jul

A 20% reserve margin appears in a Kazakh plan

The cabinet put its energy and utilities national project on the table on Tuesday morning. Inside it sits a target for spare capacity, with a date on it.

Russia puts a price on the migrant family
EconomyAnalysis28 Jul

Russia puts a price on the migrant family

The law Putin signed on 26 July ties the right to work to an income test measured per dependant, and charges a fixed monthly tax for each of them. Most of it starts on 1 January 2027.

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The war reaches the Caspian

27 Jul
Economy

Tashkent sends a 300-strong business delegation to Kabul

27 Jul
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One littoral state speaks about the Caspian

27 Jul
Economy

Russia puts a price on the migrant family

28 Jul
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Armenia’s dairy ban takes effect

27 Jul
Energy

A 20% reserve margin appears in a Kazakh plan

28 Jul
Energy

Tashkent puts an AI on 106,000 energy workers

28 Jul
Economy

Pashinyan asks Putin to lift the export bans

28 Jul