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Mar 2022
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Moscow reopens markets, Pakistanis face crippling inflation and their prime minister Imran Khan faces a no confidence vote, Nestlé justifies staying in Russia as criticism mounts.


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Russia’s local bonds drop as Moscow takes first steps towards reopening markets

US government bond market suffering worst month since Trump elected

Nestlé justifies staying in Russia as criticism mounts

Pakistan: Imran Khan and the politics of inflation

War in Ukraine: free to read 


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